8415.0 - Mining Operations, Australia, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
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COAL MINING 2013-14


2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2011-12 to
2012-13

%
2012-13 to
2013-14

%

Employment at end June
no.
45 016
43 147
43 383
-4.2%
0.5%
Wages and salaries
$m
6 141
6 227
5 972
1.4%
-4.1%
Sales and service income
$m
58 816
48 992
47 677
-16.7%
-2.7%
Total income
$m
64 296
51 137
49 169
-20.5%
-3.8%
Total expenses
$m
50 975
49 441
50 313
-3.0%
1.8%
Operating profit before tax (OPBT)
$m
14 430
1 537
-1 312
-89.3%
-185.4%
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
$m
14 481
5 900
5 443
-59.3%
-7.7%
Industry value added (IVA)
$m
25 952
16 890
16 036
-34.9%
-5.1%


KEY POINTS
  • Sales and service income for the Australian Coal mining industry decreased by 2.7% to $47.7b between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
  • Total income fell 3.8% ($2.0b) over the same period.
  • Employment rose to 43,383 people at end June 2014, an increase of 0.5% between June 2013 and June 2014.
  • Wages and salaries fell 4.1% to $6.0b between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
  • Total expenses rose 1.8% to $50.3b.
  • OPBT fell 185.4% to make a loss of $1.3b, while EBITDA and IVA also declined, by 7.7% and 5.1% respectively.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND DISPOSALS

During 2013-14 total capital expenditure for the Coal mining industry was $9.2b, mainly comprising expenditure of $4.9b on plant, machinery and equipment and $3.5b on dwellings, other buildings and structures. As disposal of assets amounted to only $470m, net capital expenditure was $8.7b. Gross fixed capital formation was $8.1b.