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Carlyle Group Inc.

Income Statement - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

$(Billion, Million)
Dec-25 Dec-24 Dec-23 Dec-22 Dec-21 Dec-20 Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-17 Dec-16 Dec-15 Dec-14 Dec-13 Dec-12 Dec-11 Dec-10 Dec-09 Dec-08
Total revenue 4.90 4.09 1.87 3.68 5.82 2.13 2.92 2.06 2.31 1.93 2.12 3.89 3.95 4.41 1.91 2.14 1.32 0.06
Cost of revenue 1.67 0.69 0.54 0.32 0.29 0.26 0.21 0.25 1.25 0.40 1.61 1.27 0.97 0.78 1.39 0.43 0.35 0.06
Gross profit 3.23 3.40 1.32 3.36 5.53 1.88 2.70 1.81 2.42 1.54 1.40 2.62 2.98 3.63 1.62 2.37 0.97
Total operating expenses + 1.95 2.01 1.93 1.78 1.50 1.30 1.47 1.45 1.18 1.49 1.72 1.63 1.54 1.19 -0.98 -0.02 0.26 0.30
Operating income 1.28 1.39 -0.60 1.57 4.03 0.58 1.23 0.36 1.04 0.05 -0.46 0.99 1.44 2.44 1.50 1.73 0.71 -0.30
Non-operating income (net) -0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.32 -0.25 -0.03 -0.20
Income before tax 1.16 1.39 -0.60 1.57 4.03 0.58 1.23 0.36 1.13 0.05 0.40 0.99 1.44 2.44 1.18 1.48 0.68 -0.50
Income tax expense 0.21 0.30 -0.10 0.29 0.98 0.20 0.05 0.03 0.12 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01
Net income 0.81 1.02 -0.61 1.23 2.97 0.35 0.38 0.12 0.24 0.01 -0.02 0.09 0.10 0.02 1.36 1.53 0.69 -0.61
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Income Statement - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

$(Billion, Million)
Mar-26 Dec-25 Sep-25 Jun-25 Mar-25 Dec-24 Sep-24 Jun-24 Mar-24 Dec-23 Sep-23 Jun-23 Mar-23 Dec-22 Sep-22 Jun-22 Mar-22 Dec-21 Sep-21 Jun-21 Mar-21 Dec-20 Sep-20 Jun-20 Mar-20 Dec-19 Sep-19 Jun-19 Mar-19 Dec-18 Sep-18 Jun-18 Mar-18 Dec-17 Sep-17 Jun-17 Mar-17 Dec-16 Sep-16 Jun-16 Mar-16 Dec-15 Sep-15 Jun-15 Mar-15 Dec-14 Sep-14 Jun-14 Mar-14 Dec-13 Sep-13 Jun-13 Mar-13 Dec-12 Sep-12 Jun-12 Mar-12 Dec-11 Sep-11 Jun-11 Mar-11 Dec-10 Sep-10
Total revenue 0.19 1.84 0.78 1.18 0.81 0.93 1.49 0.92 0.75 -0.22 0.76 0.57 0.76 0.65 0.89 0.82 1.21 1.39 1.14 1.71 1.58 1.10 0.81 0.65 -0.42 0.40 0.67 0.96 0.89 0.29 0.53 0.68 0.55 0.69 0.52 0.69 0.82 0.55 0.50 0.52 0.41 0.27 0.34 1.15 1.33 0.54 0.82 1.29 1.24 1.34 0.65 0.92 1.05 0.20 0.94 0.51 1.70 1.00 -0.06 0.76 1.32 1.54 0.49
Cost of revenue -0.17 0.84 0.21 0.20 0.14 0.16 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.13 0.12 4.94 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.33 0.12 0.11 0.18 0.28 0.13 0.10 0.06 0.36 0.34 0.30 0.32 0.35 0.29 0.31 0.33 0.27 0.23 0.21 0.26 0.19 0.39 0.18 0.20 1.06 0.01 0.14 0.18 0.17 0.11
Gross profit 0.36 1.01 0.57 0.98 0.67 0.77 1.29 0.74 0.60 -0.37 0.63 0.44 0.63 -4.29 0.81 0.75 1.14 1.30 1.07 1.64 1.52 1.03 0.75 0.58 -0.49 0.34 0.62 0.91 0.83 0.23 0.46 0.62 0.49 0.68 0.40 0.58 0.64 0.27 0.37 0.42 0.34 0.36 0.00 0.85 1.00 0.20 0.52 0.98 0.92 1.07 0.42 0.70 0.79 0.00 0.46 0.07 0.92 -0.06 -0.07 0.61 1.14 1.38 0.39
Total operating expenses + 0.50 0.51 0.49 0.54 0.50 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.51 0.47 0.48 0.46 0.45 0.40 0.40 0.37 0.39 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.30 0.38 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.31 0.40 0.37 0.37 0.29 0.24 0.33 0.31 0.42 0.42 0.35 0.33 0.42 0.53 0.37 0.39 0.39 0.35 0.44 0.44 0.36 0.43 0.42 0.34 -0.14 0.38 0.54 0.68 -0.44 0.20 0.20 0.08 0.36 0.08
Operating income -0.14 0.50 0.09 0.44 0.17 0.27 0.79 0.22 0.12 -0.84 0.15 -0.07 0.16 0.16 0.36 0.30 0.74 0.91 0.70 1.25 1.16 0.70 0.42 0.26 -0.79 -0.04 0.26 0.54 0.47 -0.08 0.06 0.25 0.13 0.38 0.17 0.24 0.33 -0.16 -0.05 0.07 0.02 -0.09 -0.53 0.47 0.62 -0.20 0.18 0.54 0.47 0.71 -0.01 0.29 0.45 0.15 0.16 -0.20 0.83 0.38 -0.27 0.42 1.06 1.01 0.31
Non-operating income (net) -0.04 -0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 0.39 0.68 0.13 -0.35 -0.10 -0.29 -0.42 -0.14
Income before tax -0.18 0.46 0.09 0.44 0.17 0.27 0.79 0.22 0.12 -0.84 0.15 -0.07 0.16 0.17 0.36 0.30 0.74 0.91 0.70 1.25 1.16 0.70 0.42 0.26 -0.79 -0.04 0.26 0.54 0.47 -0.08 0.06 0.25 0.13 0.40 0.17 0.24 0.33 -0.16 -0.05 0.07 0.02 -0.16 -0.53 0.47 0.62 -0.20 0.18 0.54 0.47 0.71 -0.01 0.29 0.45 0.15 0.60 0.19 1.51 0.50 -0.62 0.32 0.77 0.59 0.17
Income tax expense -0.04 0.12 -0.03 0.11 0.01 0.04 0.17 0.07 0.02 -0.17 0.04 -0.01 0.03 0.01 0.08 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.15 0.31 0.27 0.14 0.08 0.05 -0.08 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 -0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.00 0.01 0.01 -0.01 0.00 0.02 0.01 -0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 -0.01 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Net income -0.13 0.36 0.00 0.32 0.13 0.21 0.60 0.15 0.07 -0.69 0.08 -0.10 0.10 0.13 0.28 0.25 0.57 0.65 0.53 0.93 0.87 0.52 0.30 0.15 -0.61 -0.01 0.09 0.15 0.14 -0.01 0.02 0.07 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 -0.08 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.02 -0.01 0.63 -0.87 -0.35 0.37 0.90 2.48 0.27
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Balance Sheet - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

$ (Billion, Million)
Dec-25 Dec-24 Dec-23 Dec-22 Dec-21 Dec-20 Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-17 Dec-16 Dec-15 Dec-14 Dec-13 Dec-12 Dec-11 Dec-10 Dec-09 Dec-08
Total cash and short-term investments + 3.21 1.27 1.79 1.38 -5.52 1.14 0.97 -2.60 1.43 0.67 2.65 2.81 0.99 0.60 23.23 15.81 0.56 0.00
Accounts receivable, net 1.04 1.04 0.83 0.68 0.52 0.36 0.35 0.58 0.31 0.36 1.03 1.58 0.91 0.52 0.57 2.22 1.00
Inventories 9.37 11.27 6.47 5.15 4.94 0.00 0.15 0.07 0.16 0.18 0.00 -0.05 -1.69
Other current assets -4.25 -8.79 0.08 0.06 0.05 4.21 -0.82 -0.69 0.04 -1.62 -2.91 0.04 0.05 0.16 0.19 -1.55
Total current assets 3.21 3.14 2.62 2.33 3.20 1.55 1.26 1.45 1.00 1.83 2.02 1.62 3.32 1.17 23.92 16.52
Total non-current assets + 25.91 19.96 18.56 19.07 18.05 14.10 12.19 7.73 11.28 8.15 30.17 0.65 32.30 0.75 22.75 0.54
Total assets 29.12 23.10 21.18 21.40 21.25 15.64 13.81 14.77 12.28 9.97 32.19 44.38 35.62 31.57 24.65 17.06 2.51
Total current liabilities + 0.20 0.24 0.46 0.36 0.39 0.29 0.35 0.44 5.39 0.01 13.39 0.09 0.03 0.22 0.54 13.23
Total non-current liabilities + 21.86 16.51 14.93 14.22 15.16 12.43 6.97 6.39 5.88 8.50 18.28 23.04 25.22 20.66 12.27 1.63
Total liabilities 22.06 16.76 15.39 14.58 15.54 12.71 10.84 10.07 9.33 8.52 26.11 26.90 25.24 20.87 15.48 14.86 1.80
Total stockholders' equity + 5.76 5.61 5.19 6.22 5.28 2.69 2.97 4.70 2.95 0.31 6.08 17.48 0.81 1.07 1.67 0.94 0.44
Common shares outstanding 371 368 361 366 363 358 368 340 300 309 299 68 278 291 317 305 305 305
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Balance Sheet - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

$ (Billion, Million)
Mar-26 Dec-25 Sep-25 Jun-25 Mar-25 Dec-24 Sep-24 Jun-24 Mar-24 Dec-23 Sep-23 Jun-23 Mar-23 Dec-22 Sep-22 Jun-22 Mar-22 Dec-21 Sep-21 Jun-21 Mar-21 Dec-20 Sep-20 Jun-20 Mar-20 Dec-19 Sep-19 Jun-19 Mar-19 Dec-18 Sep-18 Jun-18 Mar-18 Dec-17 Sep-17 Jun-17 Mar-17 Dec-16 Sep-16 Jun-16 Mar-16 Dec-15 Sep-15 Jun-15 Mar-15 Dec-14 Sep-14 Jun-14 Mar-14 Dec-13 Sep-13 Jun-13 Mar-13 Dec-12 Sep-12 Jun-12 Mar-12 Dec-11 Sep-11 Jun-11 Mar-11 Dec-10 Sep-10
Total cash and short-term investments + 2.75 3.21 3.26 1.74 1.76 2.10 1.87 -16.14 1.70 2.13 1.27 0.87 1.01 1.59 1.43 13.05 13.38 -5.52 2.40 1.59 0.88 0.99 0.94 0.55 1.01 0.79 1.67 1.44 0.99 0.93 1.54 1.33 1.49 1.41 1.56 1.22 0.80 2.62 1.04 1.22 1.06 2.64 2.46 2.31 2.48 2.81 3.33 3.58 3.21 2.40 2.38 2.81 2.76 2.25 2.60 0.86 25.30 23.23 24.13 16.52 0.00 15.81 0.00
Accounts receivable, net 1.13 1.04 1.00 1.04 1.02 1.04 0.98 0.94 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.72 0.60 0.68 0.60 0.61 0.51 0.52 0.47 0.47 0.42 0.36 0.35 0.42 0.32 0.35 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.58 0.45 0.42 0.45 0.31 0.33 0.42 0.37 1.10 0.34 0.44 0.32 1.03 1.46 0.76 1.08 1.58 0.83 0.85 0.62 0.91 0.86 0.62 0.47 0.52 0.48 0.59 0.22 0.57 0.44 0.51 0.57
Inventories 8.52 8.55 8.89 9.37 9.56 10.20 10.47 11.27 10.80 10.04 7.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.17 -3.71 0.13 0.17 0.16 0.07 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 1.66 0.12 -0.05 -0.04
Other current assets -4.25 -1.30 -4.26 -1.04 -0.71 -0.95 -0.83 -0.83 -8.65 0.13 0.11 -9.37 0.07 0.07 -10.47 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.63 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.05 6.46 -0.61 -0.56 -0.82 -0.70 -0.82 -0.81 -0.69 -0.53 -0.58 0.05 0.00 0.04 -0.60 0.05 -1.62 0.06 0.06 -2.29 -2.91 -2.53 -2.90 -2.58 0.04 -2.15 -2.82 -2.64 -2.17 2.15 2.12 2.78 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.19
Total current assets 3.88 3.21 4.26 2.78 2.78 3.14 2.84 2.91 2.53 2.62 2.44 2.26 1.95 2.06 2.20 2.22 1.97 3.20 3.07 2.32 1.52 1.26 1.72 1.13 1.55 1.32 1.74 1.26 1.02 1.07 1.56 1.18 1.34 1.00 1.62 1.21 1.60 0.00 1.60 1.21 1.42 2.02 3.96 3.11 1.43 1.62 1.80 1.67 1.40 3.32 1.25 0.79 0.73 0.79 5.30 5.23 28.42 23.92 24.70 17.16 16.52
Total non-current assets + 25.96 25.91 22.80 22.29 21.32 19.96 19.82 19.38 18.32 18.56 18.52 19.13 19.32 1.39 18.89 19.21 19.65 18.05 17.72 17.33 15.45 0.56 12.49 11.20 10.53 12.49 0.58 0.14 0.60 0.17 0.31 0.30 0.31 11.28 0.40 0.39 8.78 0.00 7.91 0.44 7.35 30.17 28.84 31.29 0.62 0.52 0.71 0.75 0.77 32.30 0.71 0.75 0.78 0.75 24.74 24.35 0.76 22.75 0.74 0.53 0.54
Total assets 29.84 29.12 27.06 25.07 24.10 23.10 22.66 22.28 20.85 21.18 20.96 21.38 21.27 21.40 21.09 21.42 21.74 21.25 20.79 19.65 16.98 15.64 14.20 12.32 12.08 13.81 13.93 14.21 14.29 14.77 13.43 13.29 12.94 12.28 11.69 10.86 10.38 37.76 9.50 10.98 8.78 32.19 32.80 34.40 42.57 44.38 46.88 46.77 45.43 35.62 42.75 42.96 32.65 42.26 30.04 29.58 29.18 24.65 25.44 17.69 17.06
Total current liabilities + 0.36 0.20 0.21 0.20 0.29 0.24 0.22 0.28 0.33 0.46 0.26 0.33 0.30 0.50 0.38 0.32 0.37 0.38 0.37 0.31 0.22 0.09 0.31 0.32 0.30 0.35 0.31 0.08 0.31 0.11 0.27 0.06 0.23 5.39 0.24 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.01 13.39 0.02 0.02 0.20 0.09 0.26 0.10 0.20 0.03 0.20 0.06 0.19 0.06 15.31 14.73 15.48 0.54 13.20 13.44 13.23
Total non-current liabilities + 22.11 21.86 20.00 18.15 17.42 16.51 16.10 16.28 14.78 14.93 14.19 14.41 14.16 14.09 14.06 14.68 0.37 15.16 15.38 14.72 13.05 12.63 11.46 9.86 9.71 10.48 10.32 9.25 8.80 9.97 10.09 10.11 9.67 5.88 8.68 8.65 8.58 18.29 7.91 7.75 7.04 18.28 26.08 26.64 22.72 23.04 22.49 22.38 21.56 25.22 19.95 19.92 19.10 17.92 1.30 1.58 1.63 12.27 0.85 1.02 1.63
Total liabilities 22.47 22.06 20.21 18.35 17.71 16.76 16.32 16.55 15.11 15.39 14.45 14.74 14.46 14.58 14.44 14.99 15.38 15.54 15.76 15.03 13.26 12.71 11.77 10.18 10.02 10.84 10.63 9.33 9.11 10.07 10.35 10.17 9.90 9.33 8.91 8.73 8.60 26.11 7.93 7.81 7.05 26.11 26.10 26.66 26.85 26.90 27.77 27.48 26.43 25.24 24.35 23.92 22.59 31.57 16.61 16.31 17.10 15.48 14.06 14.47 14.86
Total stockholders' equity + 5.40 5.76 5.62 5.86 5.58 5.61 5.55 5.03 5.07 5.19 5.92 5.96 6.17 6.22 6.12 5.99 5.91 5.28 4.76 4.34 3.46 2.69 2.21 1.96 1.87 0.62 0.89 2.95 3.14 2.84 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.02 0.98 0.51 0.40 6.08 0.35 1.78 0.40 0.52 0.59 0.68 8.16 9.09 9.90 10.04 9.92 0.81 9.56 9.87 0.80 1.07 13.43 13.27 2.28 1.67 0.62 0.60 0.90
Common shares outstanding 359 374 377 367 366 371 365 367 369 361 364 361 365 367 367 366 363 356 365 362 361 360 358 357 348 118 375 323 347 324 347 338 334 323 334 291 92 318 313 300 300 318 302 307 289 298 288 283 297 286 306 271 307 294 282 281 305 305 305 305 305 305 305
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Cash Flow - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

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Dec-25 Dec-24 Dec-23 Dec-22 Dec-21 Dec-20 Dec-19 Dec-18 Dec-17 Dec-16 Dec-15 Dec-14 Dec-13 Dec-12 Dec-11 Dec-10 Dec-09 Dec-08
Operating cash flow + 1.46 -0.76 0.20 -0.38 1.79 -0.17 0.36 -0.34 -0.01 -0.30 3.90 2.65 2.99 2.03 2.40 2.88 0.42 0.05
Cash flow from investing + -4.25 -0.08 -0.04 -0.83 -0.03 -0.06 -0.03 -0.10 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 0.04 -0.14 -0.13 -0.10 -0.19 -0.03 -0.02
Cash flow from financing + 3.28 0.68 -0.10 0.11 -0.24 0.37 -0.15 0.07 0.32 0.02 -4.01 -2.29 -2.50 -1.84 -2.65 -2.53 -0.59 -0.47
Change in cash 0.50 -0.15 0.06 -1.09 1.49 0.16 0.18 -0.37 0.28 -0.31 -0.13 0.39 0.36 0.06 -0.35 0.16 -0.20 -0.43
Change in exchange rate -0.03 0.02
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Cash Flow - Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

($Billion, Million)
Mar-26 Dec-25 Sep-25 Jun-25 Mar-25 Dec-24 Sep-24 Jun-24 Mar-24 Dec-23 Sep-23 Jun-23 Mar-23 Dec-22 Sep-22 Jun-22 Mar-22 Dec-21 Sep-21 Jun-21 Mar-21 Dec-20 Sep-20 Jun-20 Mar-20 Dec-19 Sep-19 Jun-19 Mar-19 Dec-18 Sep-18 Jun-18 Mar-18 Dec-17 Sep-17 Jun-17 Mar-17 Dec-16 Sep-16 Jun-16 Mar-16 Dec-15 Sep-15 Jun-15 Mar-15 Dec-14 Sep-14 Jun-14 Mar-14 Dec-13 Sep-13 Jun-13 Mar-13 Dec-12 Sep-12 Jun-12 Mar-12 Dec-11 Sep-11 Jun-11 Mar-11 Dec-10 Sep-10
Operating cash flow + 0.47 0.45 -2.61 0.88 -0.35 -0.35 0.27 0.29 0.07 0.25 0.80 -0.74 -0.11 -0.12 0.30 -0.19 -0.37 0.49 0.71 0.53 0.07 -0.06 -0.03 0.17 -0.25 -0.57 0.66 -0.07 0.34 -0.44 0.63 -0.52 -0.02 -0.58 0.20 -0.14 0.51 -0.54 0.52 -0.41 0.02 -0.54 1.15 1.82 1.48 0.13 0.44 1.09 0.99 0.44 1.18 -0.08 1.45 -0.02 1.14 0.43 0.48 0.70 0.65 0.54 0.77 0.35 2.11
Cash flow from investing + -1.12 -1.38 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 0.09 -0.91 -0.01 0.04 -0.03 0.04 -0.09 0.03 -0.23 -0.01 -0.63 -0.01 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.08 -0.01 -0.01 0.00 -0.03 -0.01 -0.01 0.00 0.25 -0.01 0.00 0.00 -0.02 0.43 -0.70 0.00 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 0.08 -0.07 -0.04 0.00 -0.01 -0.06 -0.01 -0.02 -0.05 0.02 -0.07 -0.02 -0.01 -0.12 -0.05
Cash flow from financing + 0.20 0.86 3.53 -0.81 0.30 0.31 -0.45 0.88 -0.22 -0.15 -0.36 0.54 -0.14 0.03 0.01 0.24 -0.16 -0.40 0.09 0.22 -0.15 0.12 0.41 -0.62 0.46 -0.12 0.17 0.05 -0.25 -0.08 -0.26 0.36 0.05 0.24 0.35 0.05 -0.33 0.03 -0.28 0.33 -0.12 0.03 -1.46 -0.98 -1.61 -0.22 -0.24 -0.84 -1.00 -0.28 -0.89 0.09 -1.42 -0.12 -0.83 -0.47 -0.42 -0.91 -0.33 -0.64 -0.80 -0.08 -2.01
Change in cash -0.45 -0.06 0.90 0.05 -0.07 -0.07 -0.08 0.26 -0.16 0.14 0.42 -0.15 -0.34 -0.06 0.09 0.05 -1.17 0.04 0.79 0.74 -0.09 0.06 0.36 -0.46 0.20 -0.70 0.84 -0.04 0.08 -0.60 0.36 -0.20 0.05 -0.37 0.57 -0.08 0.19 -0.26 0.24 -0.10 -0.08 -0.53 0.09 0.19 -0.22 -0.10 0.12 0.24 0.07 0.09 0.24 0.00 0.00 -0.20 0.31 -0.06 0.01 -0.19 0.25 -0.12 -0.04 0.15 0.05
Change in exchange rate -0.03 0.02 0.00 -0.03 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.01 -0.02 0.02 -0.03 0.05 -0.09 -0.08 0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.01
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