Earnings increased from $8.36 per share in 1925 to $13.22 during 1929.

Earnings for the year increased 39 percent, to $1.2 billion from $883 million.

Earnings from health care services increased 18 percent, to $795 million.

Over the past 12 months, average earnings increased only 2.4 percent.

In the first half of 1987, its earnings have increased to $41.3 million.

Our earnings have increased in 22 out of the past 26 years.

Earnings increased 11 percent in 1995 to $6.57 billion, or $3.90 a share.

Earnings per share increased to $4.56, from $3.55 last year.

In 23 of the past 26 years, our earnings have increased over the prior year.

Earnings per share for the year increased 8.3 percent, to $5.08, compared with $4.69 in 1985.

Those gains should translate into an earnings increase of 7 to 8 percent for the S.& P. 500 during 2001.

Yesterday, the company announced preliminary third-quarter sales and earnings increases of more than 300 percent.

The estimate for the sector now is an earnings increase of 91 percent, up from 80 percent on Sept. 1.

For example, the analysis eliminates earnings increases created by tax reductions or one-time events, he said.

First, it looks for companies that have usually posted annual earnings increases of 15 to 18 percent for several years.

The company's largest unit posted an earnings increase of 8.1 percent.

The earnings increase was more than double the 17 percent gain that had been widely expected by securities analysts.

But it would be the first time in five quarters that the quarterly earnings increase had fallen below 20 percent.

The earnings increase occurred even though Southwest's planes were less full this year than last year.

Five months ago, they projected an earnings increase of 24 percent for the year.