2004-05 Annual Report - Australia Post

Australia Post Annual Report 2004/05 Financial and Statutory Reports
Australia Post – the statistics
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AUSTRALIA POST – THE STATISTICS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2005
01. FIVE-YEAR STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Consolidated
2004–05 2003–04 2002–03 2001–02 2000–01
Revenue ($m) 4,323.5 4,161.1 3,971.9 3,806.6 3,766.4
Expenditure ($m) 3,799.0 3,640.0 3,509.9 3,399.4 3,364.3
Profit from ordinary activities
before income tax ($m)
524.5 521.1 462.0 407.2 402.1
Total assets ($m) 3,762.4 3,471.8 3,364.7 3,228.9 3,198.5
Return on average assets (%) 14.6 15.4 14.0 12.9 13.4
Cost of community service
obligations ($m)
79.4 79.1 90.5 87.9 86.3
Total taxes and government charges ($m) 527.4 526.2 484.7 454.8 458.9
Dividends ($m) 286.2 220.9 304.3 291.8 274.5
Corporation
Total mail articles handled (m) 5,363.1 5,307.5 5,261.7 5,281.2 5,258.4
On-time letter delivery performance (%) 94.9 95.5 96.5 96.0 94.1
Full-time employees 25,851 26,019 26,394 26,950 27,079
Labour productivity improvement (%) 2.6 3.4 3.8 2.2 4.0
Number of corporate outlets 863 862 872 882 897
Number of licensed post offices 2,979 2,982 2,981 2,979 2,975
Number of postpoints 740 755 790 817 915
Number of delivery points 9,868,275 9,681,976 9,443,227 9,197,298 9,012,347
02. BASIC POSTAGE RATE* (BPR) AND THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
As at 30 June
BPR
¢
CPI all groups 8
capitals base
1989–90=100
Change in BPR
%
Year on year
Change in CPI
%
Change in
real postage
%
1996 45 119.8 0 0.0 0.0
1997 45 120.2 0 0.3 –0.3
1998 45 121.0 0 0.7 –0.7
1999 45 122.3 0 1.1 –1.1
2000 45 126.2 0 3.2 –3.2
2001 45 133.8 0 6.0 –6.0
2002 45 137.6 0 2.8 –2.8
2003 50 141.3 11 2.7 8.2
2004 50 144.8 0 2.5 –2.5
2005 50 148.4 0 2.5 –2.5
Note
* Postage rates applicable to standard letters carried within Australia by ordinary post.