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Group cash flow statement (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 07, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022
Cash flows from consolidated operations |  |  |  |  |
Profit after tax for the period (comparative restated) |  |  | $ 4,947 | $ 9,448 | [1]
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
– Taxation (comparative restated) |  |  | 1,983 | 2,867 |
– Finance items |  |  | 748 | 359 |
– Share of profit after tax of equity accounted units |  |  | (431) | (468) |
– Impairment charges |  |  | 1,175 | 0 |
– Depreciation and amortisation |  |  | 2,485 | 2,459 |
– Provisions (including exchange differences on provisions) |  |  | 63 | 496 |
Utilisation of other provisions |  |  | (44) | (51) |
Utilisation of provisions for close-down and restoration |  |  | (333) | (256) |
Utilisation of provisions for post-retirement benefits and other employment costs |  |  | (115) | (122) |
Change in inventories |  |  | (293) | (582) |
Change in receivables and other assets |  |  | (6) | (128) |
Change in trade and other payables |  |  | (628) | 267 |
Other items | [2] |  | (116) | (377) |
Cash flows from consolidated operations | [3] |  | 9,435 | 13,912 |
Purchases of financial assets |  |  | 16 | 66 |
Not Designated As Hedging Instrument |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for gains (losses) on change in fair value of derivatives |  |  | 32 | (242) |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Limited Bonds Five Percent Coupon |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 650 |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Limited Bonds Five Percent Coupon | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings term |  | 10 years |  |  |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Limited Bonds Five Point One Two Five Percent Coupon |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 5.125% |  |  |
Rio Tinto Finance USA Limited Bonds Five Point One Two Five Percent Coupon | Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings term |  | 30 years |  |  |
Fixed Income Instruments |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of financial assets |  |  | $ 801 | $ 51 |
[1] | Comparative information has been restated to reflect the adoption of narrow scope amendments to IAS12 'Income Taxes', refer to note 2 for details.
[2] | Other items includes recognition of realised gains of US$32 million on currency forwards not designated as hedges (30 June 2022: realised losses US$242 million).
[3] |
(a) Cash flows from consolidated operations |  |  |
Profit after tax for the period (comparative restated) | 2 | 4,947 | 9,448
Adjustments for: |  |  |
– Taxation (comparative restated) | 2, 6 | 1,983 | 2,867
– Finance items |  | 748 | 359
– Share of profit after tax of equity accounted units |  | (431) | (468)
– Impairment charges | 5 | 1,175 | —
– Depreciation and amortisation |  | 2,485 | 2,459
– Provisions (including exchange differences on provisions) | 9 | 63 | 496
Utilisation of other provisions | 9 | (44) | (51)
Utilisation of provisions for close-down and restoration | 9 | (333) |  | (256) |
Utilisation of provisions for post-retirement benefits and other employment costs | 9 | (115) |  | (122) |
Change in inventories |  | (293) | (582)
Change in receivables and other assets |  | (6) | (128)
Change in trade and other payables |  | (628) | 267
Other items(d) |  | (116) | (377)
|  | 9,435 | 13,912

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