Selected Financial Data (1) Hewlett-Packard Company and Subsidiaries For the years ended October 31 In millions, except per share amounts  2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Net revenue $ 48,782 $ 42,370 $ 39,419 $ 35,465 $ 31,613 Earnings from operations (2) 3,889 3,688 3,399 3,405 2,926 Net earnings from continuing  operations 3,561 3,104 2,678 2,515 2,085 Net earnings per share, continuing operations (3) B a s ic $ 1. 80 $ 1.54 $ 1. 29 $ 1. 23 $ 1.02 Diluted 1.73 1.49 1.261.19 .99 Cash dividends declared per share (3) .32 .32 .30 .26  .22 At year-end: Assets–Continuing operations $ 34,009 $ 31,764 $ 28,624 $ 26,681 $ 22,934 Assets–Total (4) 34,009 35,297 31,708 29,852 25,977 Long-term debt 3,402 1,764 2,063 3,158 2,579 (1) HP’s condensed consolidated financial statements and notes for all periods present Agilent Technologies’ businesses as a discontinued operation through the spin-off date of June 2, 2000. See further discussion in Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. (2) Earnings from operations represent earnings before net interest income and other, interest expense, provision for taxes and net earnings from  discontinued operations. (3) All per-share amounts reflect the retroactive effects of all stock splits including the two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend effective October 27, 2000. (4) Total Assets includes assets from continuing operations and the net assets of discontinued operations through the Agilent Technologies’ spin-off  date of June 2, 2000. 59