Question: How much revenue did the manufacturer of the Mercurial Vapor bring in during fiscal year 2012?
Context: The Mercurial Vapor is a football boot manufactured by Nike.  The boot is known for being lightweight.  Because of this, the boot is endorsed by many players for whom speed is part of their game, notably wingers or strikers, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribéry, Luiz Adriano, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Didier Drogba, Jesús Navas, Luka Modrić, Arturo Vidal, Douglas Costa, Xherdan Shaqiri, Raheem Sterling, Stephan El Shaarawy, Eden Hazard, Alexis Sánchez, Carlos Bacca and Philippe Coutinho, among others. A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is the period used by governments for accounting and budget purposes, which vary between countries.  It is also used for financial reporting by business and other organizations.  Laws in many jurisdictions require company financial reports to be prepared and published on a generally annual basis, but generally do not require that the reporting period be calendar year, 1 January to 31 December.  Taxation laws generally require accounting records to be maintained and taxes calculated on an annual basis, which usually corresponds to the fiscal year used for government purposes.  The calculation of tax on an annual basis is especially relevant for direct taxation, such as income tax.  Many annual government fees—such as Council rates, licence fees, etc.—are also levied on a fiscal year basis, while others are charged on an anniversary basis. In the United States, a continuing resolution is a type of appropriations legislation.  An appropriations bill is a bill that appropriates (gives to, sets aside for) money to specific federal government departments, agencies, and programs.  The money provides funding for operations, personnel, equipment, and activities.  Regular appropriations bills are passed annually, with the funding they provide covering one fiscal year.  The "fiscal year" is the accounting period of the federal government, which runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following year.  When Congress and the president fail to agree on and pass one or more of the regular appropriations bills, a continuing resolution can be passed instead.  A continuing resolution continues the pre-existing appropriations at the same levels as the previous fiscal year (or with minor modifications) for a set amount of time.  Continuing resolutions typically provide funding at a rate or formula based on the previous year's funding.  The funding extends until a specific date or regular appropriations bills are passed, whichever comes first.  There can be some changes to some of the accounts in a continuing resolution.  The continuing resolution takes the form of a joint resolution, and may provide bridging funding for existing federal programs at current, reduced, or expanded levels. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families".  In fiscal year 2012–13, CalPERS paid over $12.7 billion in retirement benefits, and in fiscal year 2013 it is estimated that CalPERS will pay over $7.5 billion in health benefits. Kansas, like many other states, is facing a $186 million gap for fiscal year 2009 and according to early estimates approximately $1 billion deficit for fiscal year 2010.  However, more recent estimates place FY 2010's shortfall at $654 million. <BR>Governor Kathleen Sebelius recommended $600 million in budget cuts for FY 2010 which includes eliminating programs, closing facilities, freezing new hires, and reducing spending.  However, in light of the federal economic stimulus package Sebelius amended her recommended budget to "prevent harm" to the state.  "Budget cuts deeper than what I have already recommended are not necessary, and would in fact do great harm to our state’s economy and employment levels," said Sebelius.  However, state officials said their target for reductions in fiscal 2010 is greater than the Governor's recommendations - $625 million.  According to the Governor's recommended budget, the proposed cuts could reduce the projected FY2010 shortfall $103 million, however that estimate depends on $57 million in revenue from state-owned casinos that haven’t yet been built. The Puerto Rico General Fund (Spanish: "Fondo General de Puerto Rico" ) is the primary operating fund of the government of Puerto Rico and comprises the portion of the Puerto Rico Consolidated Fund collected by the Department of Treasury of Puerto Rico through all the license fees and taxes collected by the executive departments of the government of Puerto Rico.  The Fund was about $10.1 billion USD for the 2010 fiscal year, constituting a deficit.  Although the Department of Treasury doesn't provide contemporary figures, the Fund is expected to decrease by 8.9% or about $1.0 billion for the 2011 fiscal year, followed by an increase of 1.2% or about $109.7 million for the 2011 year, and then decrease once again by 1.9% or about $177.3 million for the 2013 fiscal year. Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS or HL-DT-ST), a joint venture between Hitachi and LG, is a manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray optical disk drives for desktop and notebook computers.  Founded in late 2000, the company began operation in January 2001, and shipped its first product in the summer of that year.  In 2006, HLDS began developing Blu-ray Disc drives.  The company claims that it has led the disk drive industry in market share since its founding, with a 20% share for fiscal year 2001, and 29% for fiscal year 2012. Nike, Inc. ( ; ) is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services.  The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area.  It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012).  As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide.  In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $19 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses.  As of 2017, the Nike brand is valued at $29.6 billion. The Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL) is a 13.4 mi interurban rapid transit line operated by SEPTA, running between the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby and the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States.  The rail line runs entirely on its own right-of-way, inherited from the original Philadelphia and Western Railroad line (still referred to by locals as the "old P&W" or as Route 100).  In Fiscal Year 2013, the Norristown High Speed Line carried 2,419,500 passengers; this was down from the 2,764,000 passengers carried in Fiscal Year 2012, partly due to a two-day service suspension due to Hurricane Sandy.  In Fiscal Year 2015, the Norristown High Speed Line carried 3,429,300 passengers, an increase of 9% from FY 2014 when it carried 3,147,209 passengers. Taxation in South Africa may involve payments to a minimum of two different levels of government: central government through the South African Revenue Service (SARS) or to local government.  Central government revenues come primarily from income tax, value added tax (VAT), corporation tax and fuel duty.  Local government revenues come primarily from grants from central government funds and municipal rates.  In the 2012/2013 fiscal year SARS collected R813.8 billion (equivalent to US$ 73.1 billion) in tax revenue, a figure R71.2 billion (or 9.6%) more than that from the previous fiscal year.  In 2012/13 financial year South Africa had a tax-to-GDP ratio of 25.3% reflecing a marginal increase from 25% in 2011/12.
Answer: in excess of US$24.1 billion