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Earnings per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Summary of Earnings Per Share |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Earnings attributable to BHP shareholders (US$M) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 8,648 |  |  |  | 6,652 |  |  |  | 6,375 |
- Total |  |  | 8,306 |  |  |  | 3,705 |  |  |  | 5,890 |
Weighted average number of shares (Million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Basic |  |  | 5,180 |  |  |  | 5,323 |  |  |  | 5,323 |
- Diluted |  |  | 5,193 |  |  |  | 5,337 |  |  |  | 5,336 |
Basic earnings per ordinary share (US cents) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 166.9 |  |  |  | 125.0 |  |  |  | 119.8 |
- Total |  |  | 160.3 |  |  |  | 69.6 |  |  |  | 110.7 |
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (US cents) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 166.5 |  |  |  | 124.6 |  |  |  | 119.5 |
- Total |  |  | 159.9 |  |  |  | 69.4 |  |  |  | 110.4 |

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