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Consolidated cash flow statement (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Cash flows from consolidated operations |  |  |  |  |
Profit after tax for the year |  |  | $ 11,574 | $ 9,953 | $ 13,048
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
– Taxation |  |  | 4,041 | 3,832 | 5,614
– Finance items |  |  | 876 | 1,713 | 1,846
– Share of profit after tax of equity accounted units |  |  | (838) | (675) | (777)
– (Gains)/losses on consolidation and disposal of interests in businesses |  |  | (1,214) | 0 | 105
– Impairment charges of investments in equity accounted units after tax |  |  | 0 | 0 | 202
– Net impairment charges/(reversals) |  |  | 538 | 936 | (150)
– Depreciation and amortisation |  |  | 5,918 | 5,334 | 5,010
– Provisions (including exchange differences on provisions) |  |  | 398 | 1,470 | 1,006
Utilisation of other provisions |  |  | (94) | (104) | (176)
Utilisation of provisions for close-down and restoration |  |  | (1,142) | (777) | (609)
Utilisation of provisions for post-retirement benefits and other employment costs |  |  | (133) | (277) | (254)
Change in inventories |  |  | 205 | (422) | (1,185)
Change in receivables and other assets |  |  | (202) | (418) | 20
Change in trade and other payables |  |  | 54 | (86) | 700
Other items | [1] |  | (122) | (228) | (1,242)
Cash flows from consolidated operations | [2] |  | 19,859 | 20,251 | 23,158
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | [3] |  | 9,621 | 7,086 | 6,750
Acquisition of associates | [3] |  | 346 | 834 | 850
Purchase of interests in investments accounted for using equity method | [3] |  | 784 | 144 | 75
Cash inflows from share of expenditure incurred | [3] |  | 1,574 | 127 | 86
Sales of financial assets | [4] |  | 677 | 1,220 | 892
Winning Consortium Simandou Railway Pte. Ltd and Winning Consortium Simandou Ports Pte. Ltd |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of associates |  |  | 313 |  |
Chalco Iron Ore Holdings Ltd (CIOH) |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Cash inflows from share of expenditure incurred |  | $ 411 | 1,505 |  |
Simandou Iron Ore Project |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Total net outflows in iron ore project |  |  | 1,300 |  |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |  |  | 1,831 |  |
Purchase of interests in investments accounted for using equity method |  |  | 652 |  |
Not Designated As Hedging Instrument |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Realised losses |  |  | 88 | 57 | 459
Cortez Royalty |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Urealised gain on royalty |  |  |  |  | 432
Fixed Income Instruments |  |  |  |  |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |
Sales of financial assets |  |  | $ 675 | $ 1,157 | $ 352
[1] | In 2024, O ther items includes the recognition of realised losses of US$88 million on currency forwards not designated as hedges (2023: realised losses US$57 million, 2022: realised losses US$459 million). In 2022, other items also included the deduction of the US$432 million relating to the gain recognised on sale of the Cortez royalty shown in “Sale of financial assets”.
[2] |
Notes to the consolidated cash flow statement |  |  |  |
(a) Cash flows from consolidated operations | Note | 2024 US$m | 2023 US$m | 2022 US$m
Profit after tax for the year |  | 11,574 | 9,953 | 13,048
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |
– Taxation |  | 4,041 | 3,832 | 5,614
– Finance items |  | 876 | 1,713 | 1,846
– Share of profit after tax of equity accounted units |  | (838) | (675) | (777)
– (Gains)/losses on consolidation and disposal of interests in businesses | 5 | (1,214) | – | 105
– Impairment charges of investments in equity accounted units after tax | 4 | – | – | 202
– Net impairment charges/(reversals) | 4 | 538 | 936 | (150)
– Depreciation and amortisation |  | 5,918 | 5,334 | 5,010
– Provisions (including exchange differences on provisions) |  | 398 | 1,470 | 1,006
Utilisation of other provisions | 36 | (94) | (104) | (176)
Utilisation of provisions for close-down and restoration | 14 | (1,142) | (777) | (609)
Utilisation of provisions for post-retirement benefits and other employment costs | 26 | (133) | (277) | (254)
Change in inventories |  | 205 | (422) | (1,185)
Change in receivables and other assets |  | (202) | (418) | 20
Change in trade and other payables |  | 54 | (86) | 700
Other items(d) |  | (122) | (228) | (1,242)
|  | 19,859 | 20,251 | 23,158
[3] | In 2024, our net cash outflow in relation to the Simandou iron ore project was US$1.3 billion. This includes cash outflows of US$1,831 million for purchase of property, plant and equipment, US$313 million as acquisition of associates for WCS Rail and Port, and US$652 million as net funding of equity accounted units for the subsequent funding of that shared infrastructure. We received related cash inflows of US$1,505 million from Chalco Iron Ore Holdings Ltd (CIOH) for cash calls by SimFerJersey Limited, of which US$411 million relates to CIOH’s share of expenditure incurred up until the end of December 2023 to progress critical works.
[4] | In 2024, we received net proceeds of US$675 million (2023: US$1,157 million and 2022: US$352 million) from our sales and purchases of investments within a separately managed portfolio of fixed income instruments. Refer to note 19 for details. Purchases and sales of these securities are reported on a net cash flow basis within “Sales of financial assets” or “Purchases of financial assets” depending on the overall net position at each reporting date.

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