Selected Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

	2017 Quarters								2016 Quarters
(dollars in millions,    except per share amounts)	First		Second		Third		Fourth		First		Second		Third		Fourth
Net Sales	$	13,815	$	15,280	$	15,062	$	15,680	$	13,357	$	14,874	$	14,354	$	14,659
Gross margin	3,738		4,180		4,019		3,947		3,703		4,133		4,012		3,936
Net income attributable to common shareowners	1,386		1,439		1,330		397		1,183		1,379		1,480		1,013
Earnings per share of Common Stock:
Basic - net income	$	1.75	$	1.83	$	1.69	$	0.50	$	1.43	$	1.67	$	1.80	$	1.26
Diluted - net income	$	1.73	$	1.80	$	1.67	$	0.50	$	1.42	$	1.65	$	1.78	$	1.25

COMPARATIVE STOCK DATA (UNAUDITED)

	2017						2016
(common stock)	High		Low		Dividend		High		Low		Dividend
First quarter	$	113.68	$	108.18	$	0.66	$	100.25	$	84.66	$	0.64
Second quarter	$	122.50	$	111.93	$	0.66	$	105.89	$	97.21	$	0.66
Third quarter	$	123.71	$	109.55	$	0.70	$	109.69	$	100.10	$	0.66
Fourth quarter	$	128.12	$	116.38	$	0.70	$	110.98	$	98.67	$	0.66

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The high and low prices are based on the Composite Tape of the New York Stock Exchange. There were approximately 18,393 registered shareholders at January 31, 2018.