( c ) includes the effects of items not considered in the assessment of the operating performance of our business segments which increased operating profit by $ 230 million , $ 150 million after tax ( $ 0.34 per share ) .
also includes expenses of $ 16 million , $ 11 million after tax ( $ 0.03 per share ) for a debt exchange , and a reduction in income tax expense of $ 62 million ( $ 0.14 per share ) resulting from a tax benefit related to claims we filed for additional extraterritorial income exclusion ( eti ) tax benefits .
on a combined basis , these items increased earnings by $ 201 million after tax ( $ 0.45 per share ) .
( d ) includes the effects of items not considered in the assessment of the operating performance of our business segments which , on a combined basis , increased operating profit by $ 173 million , $ 113 million after tax ( $ 0.25 per share ) .
( e ) includes the effects of items not considered in the assessment of the operating performance of our business segments which decreased operating profit by $ 61 million , $ 54 million after tax ( $ 0.12 per share ) .
also includes a charge of $ 154 million , $ 100 million after tax ( $ 0.22 per share ) for the early repayment of debt , and a reduction in income tax expense resulting from the closure of an internal revenue service examination of $ 144 million ( $ 0.32 per share ) .
on a combined basis , these items reduced earnings by $ 10 million after tax ( $ 0.02 per share ) .
( f ) includes the effects of items not considered in the assessment of the operating performance of our business segments which , on a combined basis , decreased operating profit by $ 7 million , $ 6 million after tax ( $ 0.01 per share ) .
also includes a charge of $ 146 million , $ 96 million after tax ( $ 0.21 per share ) for the early repayment of debt .
( g ) we define return on invested capital ( roic ) as net earnings plus after-tax interest expense divided by average invested capital ( stockholders 2019 equity plus debt ) , after adjusting stockholders 2019 equity by adding back adjustments related to postretirement benefit plans .
we believe that reporting roic provides investors with greater visibility into how effectively we use the capital invested in our operations .
we use roic to evaluate multi-year investment decisions and as a long-term performance measure , and also use it as a factor in evaluating management performance under certain of our incentive compensation plans .
roic is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles , and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner .
roic should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net earnings as an indicator of performance .
we calculate roic as follows : ( in millions ) 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 .

( in millions )
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
net earnings
$ 3033
$ 2529
$ 1825
$ 1266
$ 1053
interest expense ( multiplied by 65% ( 65 % ) ) 1
229
235
241
276
317
return
$ 3262
$ 2764
$ 2066
$ 1542
$ 1370
average debt2 5
$ 4416
$ 4727
$ 5077
$ 5932
$ 6612
average equity3 5
7661
7686
7590
7015
6170
average benefit plan adjustments3 4 5
3171
2006
1545
1296
1504
average invested capital
$ 15248
$ 14419
$ 14212
$ 14243
$ 14286
return on invested capital
21.4% ( 21.4 % )
19.2% ( 19.2 % )
14.5% ( 14.5 % )
10.8% ( 10.8 % )
9.6% ( 9.6 % )

1 represents after-tax interest expense utilizing the federal statutory rate of 35% ( 35 % ) .
2 debt consists of long-term debt , including current maturities of long-term debt , and short-term borrowings ( if any ) .
3 equity includes non-cash adjustments , primarily for unrecognized benefit plan actuarial losses and prior service costs in 2007 and 2006 , the adjustment for the adoption of fas 158 in 2006 , and the additional minimum pension liability in years prior to 2007 .
4 average benefit plan adjustments reflect the cumulative value of entries identified in our statement of stockholders equity under the captions 201cpostretirement benefit plans , 201d 201cadjustment for adoption of fas 158 201d and 201cminimum pension liability . 201d the total of annual benefit plan adjustments to equity were : 2007 = $ 1706 million ; 2006 = ( $ 1883 ) million ; 2005 = ( $ 105 ) million ; 2004 = ( $ 285 ) million ; 2003 = $ 331 million ; 2002 = ( $ 1537 million ) ; and 2001 = ( $ 33 million ) .
as these entries are recorded in the fourth quarter , the value added back to our average equity in a given year is the cumulative impact of all prior year entries plus 20% ( 20 % ) of the current year entry value .
5 yearly averages are calculated using balances at the start of the year and at the end of each quarter. .

Question: what was the percentage growth in net earnings from 2003 to 2004
Answer: 20.2%