 | | Cash flow | | 2000
£m | | 1999
£m | | 1998
£m | | 1997
£m | | 1996
£m |  | | Cash inflow from operating activities 1 | | 479 | | 359 | | 309 | | 331 | | 181 | | Interest, dividends and taxation | | (162) | | (152) | | (98) | | (113) | | (102) | | Capital expenditure and financial investment | | (253) | | (199) | | (333) | | (214) | | (101) | | Acquisitions and disposals | | (53) | | (666) | | 87 | | 42 | | (21) | | | | | 11 | | (658) | | (35) | | 46 | | (43) | | Cash flow from financing | | (360) | | 622 | | 113 | | 13 | | 64 | | | (Decrease)/increase in cash and liquid resources | | (349) | | (36) | | 78 | | 59 | | 21 | | 1These figures have been restated following adoption of UITF 24 as explained in note1in the balance sheet. |
