3M COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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					 EARNINGS  | 
				
					 
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					 Income before income taxes  | 
				
					 
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				1,746 | 
					 
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				6,823 | 
					 
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				6,562 | 
					 
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					 Add:  | 
				
					 
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					 Interest expense (including amortization of capitalized interest)  | 
				
					 
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				53 | 
					 
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				171 | 
					 
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				164 | 
					 
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				191 | 
					 
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					 Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component  | 
				
					 
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				25 | 
					 
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				101 | 
					 
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					 Less:  | 
				
					 
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					 Equity in undistributed income of 20-50% owned companies  | 
				
					 
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					 TOTAL EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES  | 
				
					 
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					 $  | 
				1,822 | 
					 
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				7,090 | 
					 
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					 FIXED CHARGES  | 
				
					 
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					 Interest on debt (including capitalized interest)  | 
				
					 
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				50 | 
					 
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				162 | 
					 
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					 Portion of rent under operating leases representative of the interest component  | 
				
					 
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				25 | 
					 
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					 TOTAL FIXED CHARGES  | 
				
					 
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				75 | 
					 
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					 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES  | 
				
					 
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				24.3 | 
					 
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				27.0 | 
					 
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				23.2 | 
					 
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				21.7 | 
					 
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