(Dollars in Millions) 

 

		YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,															THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
		2003			2004			2005			2006			2007			2007
Earnings:  Earnings before income taxes (a)  Fixed charges		$	1,452 322			1,893 311			2,200 323			2,749 313			3,178 361			794 89
Earnings, as defined		$	1,774			2,204			2,523			3,062			3,539			883
Fixed Charges:  Interest expense  One-third of all rents		$	246 76			234 77			243 80			225 88			261 100			64 25
Total fixed charges		$	322			311			323			313			361			89
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges			5.5x			7.1x			7.8x			9.8x			9.8x			9.9x

 

 

(a)	Represents earnings from continuing operations before income taxes, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and minority interests in the income of consolidated subsidiaries with fixed charges.