BIS Review 106/2006  19  Table 10: Corporate Sector Performance (Growth rates, per cent) Item  2003-04  1 Sales  2  2004-05  3  2005-06  4  2005-06  2006-07  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  Q1  9  10  11  12  13  16  24.1  16.9  18.5  16.4  13.2  19.5  25.6  Expenditure  13.2  21.9  16.4  18  16.3  12.7  18.9  24.6  Gross Profit  25  32.5  20.3  32  19.1  21.2  16.6  33.9  Interest Cost  -11.9  -5.8  1.9  -13.5  -8  4.6  3.8  19.9  Profit After Tax  59.8  51.2  24.2  54.2  27.5  27  15.1  34.7  Note : 1.
Growth rates are percentage change in the level for the period under reference over the corresponding period of the previous year. 2. Data are based on the audited / unaudited abridged results of the non-financial non-Government companies except column (2) and column (3) which are based on audited balance sheets for 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. *: Provisional.