4172.0 - Arts and Culture in Australia: A Statistical Overview, 2010  
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FINANCIAL DATA

The value of operating profit before tax for book publishers increased by 75% between 2002-03 and 2003-04, from $86.9m to $152.1m. This led to an increase in profit margin from 6% to 10%.

11.2 BOOK PUBLISHERS(a), Income and expense items - 2002-03 and 2003-04

2002-03
2003-04
$m
$m

Income
Sale of books
Australian titles
877.4
811.9
Imported titles
490.4
541.3
Total
1 367.9
1 353.2
Sales of other goods
73.8
68.6
Other sources of income
126.0
138.9
Total income
1 567.7
1 560.6
Expenses
Wages and salaries
247.9
266.1
Royalties and fees paid
102.0
90.6
Other expenses
1 127.1
1 047.8
Total expenses
1 476.9
1 404.4
Operating profit before tax
86.9
152.1

(a) 'Book publishers' includes only businesses for which the predominant activity is book publishing.
Source: Book Publishers, 2003-04 (cat. no. 1363.0).



Comparative financial data for the period 2001-02 to 2003-04 is available from the Book Retailers Survey. Bookshops recorded growth in terms of sales over this period, although the operating profit before tax declined, with the profit margin declining from 4% in 2001-02 to 1% in 2003-04.

11.3 BOOKSHOPS(a), Summary of operations - 2001-02 to 2003-04

2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
$m
$m
$m

Income
Retail sales of new books(b)
957.4
941.7
1 103.3
Other retail sales
104.6
92.1
131.2
Other income
33.4
26.0
62.5
Total income
1 095.4
1 059.7
1 297.0
Expenses
Purchase of new books
604.6
587.3
678.4
Wages and salaries
149.0
145.9
180.3
Other
322.9
311.9
428.9
Total expenses
1 076.4
1 045.2
1 287.6
Operating profit before tax
39.0
19.7
16.6

(a) Includes only those businesses which are classified according to the ANZSIC as newspaper, book and stationery retailing and for which the value of new book sales comprises at least 50% of all retail sales.
(b) Includes electronic and audio books.
Source: Book Retailers, Australia, 2003-04 (cat. no. 1371.0).



According to Cultural Funding by Government, 2008-09 (cat. no. 4183.0), the Australian government provided funding of $31.2m towards literature and print media in 2008-09, with state and territory governments contributing an additional $18.9m.

11.4 Cultural Funding by Government, Literature and print media - 2008-09

2008-09
$m

Australian Government(a)
31.2
State and territory government
18.9
Total
50.1

(a) The Australian Government refers to the federal government. It does not refer to the aggregate of state and territory governments, nor does it include local government.
Source: Cultural Funding by Government, Australia, 2008-09 (cat. no. 4183.0).








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