**CONSOLIDATED          NATURAL GAS COMPANY**

**CONDENSED          CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS STATEMENT**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                                                                     | Twelve                    MonthsEndedMarch                    31, 2006 |
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|                                                                                                                                     | (millions)                                                             |
| **Operating                    Revenue**                                                                                                 | $8,521                                                            |
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| **Operating                    Expenses**                                                                                                |   7,437                                                 |
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| Income                    from operations                                                                                                | 1,084                                                             |
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| Other                    income                                                                                                          | 32                                                                |
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| Interest                    and related charges                                                                                          |      241                                 |
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| Income                    before income taxes                                                                                            | 875                                                               |
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| Income                    taxes                                                                                                          |      406                                 |
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| Income                    from continuing operations                                                                                     | 469                                                               |
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| Cumulative                    effect of change in accounting principle (net of income taxes                    of                    $1) |        (2)                          |
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| **Net                    income**                                                                                                        | $   467                                            |