Comparison of revenue and net income for selected trade and business information companies, first quarter 2005-2006.

Comparison of Revenue and Net Income for Selected Trade and
Business Information Companies, First Quarter 2005-2006

                                  Revenue (000)

Company               2006           2005         % Ch

Thomson Corp.      1,931,000      1,801,000        +7.2
Rogers Comm.       1,846,407      1,437,936       +28.4
McGraw-Hill        1,140,679      1,029,006       +10.9
Knight-Ridder        739,888        711,775        +3.9
Scholastic (2)       487,700        480,800        +1.4
Dow Jones            452,215        412,072        +9.7
Moody's              440,200        390,500       +12.7
Equifax              374,000        343,300        +8.9
D&B                  367,200        341,300        +7.6
John Wiley (1)       278,189        258,426        +7.6
Gartner              230,929        199,824       +15.6
CNET                  83,368         70,991       +17.4
Advanstar             54,317         53,331        +1.8
Ziff Davis            40,278         42,681        -5.6
Jupitermedia          33,941         19,711       +72.2
Totals:            8,500,311      7,592,653       +10.7

                                  Net Income (000)

Company               2006           2005        % Chg.

Thomson Corp.        137,000         73,000       +87.7
Rogers Comm.          13,465        (41,829)
McGraw-Hill           74,220         78,735        -5.7
Knight-Ridder         28,377         60,499       -53.1
Scholastic (2)       (15,500)          (800)
Dow Jones             61,518          8,180      +652.1
Moody's              146,200        118,700       +23.2
Equifax               62,900         58,600        +7.3
D&B                   51,500         52,100        -1.2
John Wiley (1)        34,173         32,791        +4.2
Gartner                7,770        (14,707)
CNET                  (3,001)           233
Advanstar              5,459          1,813      +201.1
Ziff Davis           (33,476)       (26,322)
Jupitermedia           9,191          5,546       +65.7
Totals:              579,796        406,539       +42.6

(1)--Third quarter ending Jan. 31.

(2)--Third quarter ending Feb. 28.