Operating expenditure
All figures in $000s, as at year ended 30 June 2009 - 2018.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee costs | 1,533,402 | 1,608,280 | 1,690,280 | 1,739,618 | 1,797,842 | 1,881,487 | 1,987,227 | 2,057,421 | 2,180,610 | 2,272,566 |
| Interest (debt servicing) | 332,788 | 377,775 | 505,610 | 493,330 | 545,286 | 598,516 | 686,927 | 693,475 | 757,334 | 768,984 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 1,399,990 | 1,491,089 | 1,553,887 | 1,583,011 | 1,653,593 | 1,723,303 | 1,806,552 | 1,935,146 | 2,030,872 | 2,100,788 |
| Grants and subsidies expenditure | 541,187 | 580,652 | 842,635 | 1,065,179 | 968,069 | 975,567 | 1,076,284 | 1,049,449 | 1,090,809 | 1,160,373 |
| Purchases and other operating costs | 2,945,947 | 2,952,126 | 3,274,447 | 3,503,337 | 3,236,385 | 3,207,816 | 3,381,624 | 3,585,903 | 3,791,879 | 3,990,250 |
| Total operating expenditure | 6,753,314 | 7,009,922 | 7,866,859 | 8,384,475 | 8,201,175 | 8,386,689 | 8,938,614 | 9,321,394 | 9,851,504 | 10,292,961 |
- Source
- Local Authority Financial Statistics, Statistics New Zealand