Financial statements

Note 3 - NET OPERATING COSTS

	Note	2008 US$m	2007 US$m
Raw materials and consumables		16,248	6,096
Amortisation of intangible assets	12	429	114
Depreciation of property, plant & equipment	13	3,046	2,001
Employment costs	4	6,603	3,827
Repairs and maintenance		1,960	1,393
Shipping costs		2,495	1,874
Other freight costs		815	509
(Increase)/decrease in finished goods and work in progress		(163)	110
Royalties		1,946	1,093
Amounts charged by jointly controlled entities mainly for toll processing		2,473	1,362
Net foreign exchange gains		(379)	(45)
Other external costs		2,230	2,391
Provisions (including exchange gains on provisions)	27	265	308
Research and development		307	69
Costs included above qualifying for capitalisation		(259)	(78)
Other operating income		(375)	(272)
Net operating costs (excluding items shown separately)		37,641	20,752

Information on auditors' remuneration is included in note 43.

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