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In 1998 , expenditures from GE 's own funds were $ 1,537 million , an increase of 4 % over 1997 , reflecting continuing research and development work related to new product , service and process technologies . GE Global Insurance property and casualty underwriting results improved in 1998 , reflecting a general reduction in incurred losses caused by a decline in both the frequency and overall severity of claims , partially offset by the effects of hurricane and other weather-related catastrophe losses . A number of GE products have qualified for U. S. government EPA / DOE Energy Star ratings , including refrigerators and other appliances , lighting products for home and office , and utility , commercial and industrial transformers . If passive activities cannot be avoided , make sure they are not scheduled during the low points of the day ( just before lunch break , just after lunch break , and just before the end of the day ) . Technical Products and Services revenues rose 10 % in 1998 , following a 3 % increase in 1997 . European revenues were 11 % higher in 1998 , reflecting increases in both local operations and in exports to the region , with particularly strong growth at Aircraft Engines . Filenames and paths are anonymized by pathname components : directories are anonymized individually , so that if two paths have a common prefix path , their anonymized forms will share a common prefix as well . Expenditures from funds provided by customers ( mainly the U.S. government ) were $ 393 million in 1998 , down $ 18 million from 1997 .