The specialist company for measuring instruments, software and hardware, National Instruments, ended its third quarter with a turnover of 125.3 m US$. In comparison with the same period last year this means a steep jump of 20 percent. The net profit was 7.9 m US $ and corresponds to that of the 3rd quarter of 2003. Compared to the second quarter the turnover was reduced by 1 % and the profit by 31 %.