Local Authority Statistics: June 2012 quarter key facts
Local authorities had a quarterly operating deficit of $145 million in the June 2012 quarter, after adjusting for
seasonal effects.
Seasonally adjusted local authority statistics for the June 2012 quarter, compared with the March 2012 quarter, show
that:
• Operating income increased $142 million (up 7.0 percent), driven by rises in investment income, and current
grants, subsidies, and donations income.
• Operating expenditure increased $241 million (up 11.7 percent), driven by rises in purchases and other operating
expenditure, and employee costs.
Local authorities' actual (not seasonally adjusted) deficit for the June 2012 quarter was $117 million, compared with a
deficit of $152 million in the June 2011 quarter.
Attached is information about the statistics released today.
Media release (pdf) Information release (pdf) Tables (xls)
(See attached file: LocalAuthorityStatisticsJun12qtrMR.pdf)(See attached file: LocalAuthorityStatisticsJun12qtr.pdf)(See
attached file: las-jun12qtr-tables.xls)
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