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Forecasting Sales): Use actual sales (revenue) data from previous 4 years to estimate sales using the linear trend function.

Amazon.com Inc.
Consolidated Income Statement
US$ in millions
12 months ended Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015
Net product sales 160,408 141,915 118,573 94,665 79,268
Net services sales 120,114 90,972 59,293 41,322 27,738
Net sales 280,522 232,887 177,866 135,987 107,006
Cost of sales (165,536) (139,156) (111,934) (88,265) (71,651)
Gross profit 114,986 93,731 65,932 47,722 35,355
Fulfillment (40,232) (34,027) (25,249) (17,619) (13,410)
Technology and content (35,931) (28,837) (22,620) (16,085) (12,540)
Marketing (18,878) (13,814) (10,069) (7,233) (5,254)
General and administrative (5,203) (4,336) (3,674) (2,432) (1,747)
Other operating expense, net (201) (296) (214) (167) (171)
Operating income 14,541 12,421 4,106 4,186 2,233
Interest income 832 440 202 100 50
Interest expense (1,600) (1,417) (848) (484) (459)
Other income (expense), net 203 (183) 346 90 (256)
Non-operating income (expense) (565) (1,160) (300) (294) (665)
Income before income taxes 13,976 11,261 3,806 3,892 1,568
Provision for income taxes (2,374) (1,197) (769) (1,425) (950)
Equity-method investment activity, net of tax (14) 9 (4) (96) (22)
Net income 11,588 10,073 3,033 2,371 596

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1 Amazon.com Inc. 2 Consolidated Income Statement 4 US$ in millions 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Net product sales Net services sales Net sales Cost of sales G ross profit Fulfillment Technology and content Marketing General and administrative Other operating expense, net Operating income Interest income Interest expense Other income (expense), net Non-operating income (expense) Income before income taxes Provision for income taxes Equity-method investment activity, net of tax Net income 12 months ended Dec 31, 2019 160,408 120,114 280,522 (165,536) 114,986 (40,232) (35,931) (18,878) (5,203) (201) 14,541 832 (1,600) 203 (565) 13,976 (2,374) Dec 31, 2018 141015 141,915 90,972 232,887 (139,156) 93,731 (34,027) (28,837) (13,814) (4,336) (296) 12,421 440 (1,417) (183) (1,160) 11,261 (1,197) Dec 31, 2017 118,573 59,293 177,866 (111,934) 65,932 (25,249) (22,620) (10,069) (3,674) (214) 4,106 202 (848) 346 (300) 3,806 (769) Dec 31, 2016 94,665 41,322 135,987 (88,265) 47,722 (17,619) (16,085) (7,233) (2,432) (167) 4,186 100 (484) Dec 31, 2015 79,268 27,738 107,006 (71,651) 35,355 (13,410) (12,540) (5,254) (1,747) (171) 2,233 50 90 (459) (256) (665) 1,568 (950) 21 (294) 3,892 (1,425) (96) 2,371 22 23 24 (14) (22) 11,588 10,073 3,033 596 Amazon com Inc

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