Queensland Government Statistician’s Office Bowen Basin population report, 2019 Introduction The resource sector in regional utilises fly-in/fly-out and Figure 1 Bowen Basin region drive-in/drive-out (FIFO/DIDO) workers as a source of labour supply. These non-resident workers live in regional areas while on-shift. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) resident population estimates for these areas do not include non-resident workers. The non-resident population represents the number of FIFO/DIDO workers who are on-shift in the region at a given point in time. This group includes those employed in construction, production, and maintenance at mining and gas industry operations, renewable energy projects and resource-related infrastructure. This report provides non–resident population estimates for the Bowen Basin during the last week of June 2019. It also includes full–time equivalent (FTE) population estimates, which aggregate the resident and non-resident populations to provide a more complete indicator of demand for certain services. Estimates within this report are derived primarily from the annual Survey of Accommodation Providers conducted by the Statistician’s Office (QGSO). The survey includes worker accommodation villages (WAVs), hotels, motels, and caravan parks.

Key findings Key findings of this report include: The Bowen Basin – at a glance • The estimated non-resident population of the Bowen Basin was The Bowen Basin is Queensland’s most 18,410 persons at the end of June 2019, unchanged from important source of export . The region June 2018. comprises the local government areas (LGAs) o Of the four local government areas (LGAs) in the Bowen Basin, of Banana (S), Central Highlands (R), Isaac (R) had the largest non-resident population Isaac (R) and Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only). (12,130 persons), representing 66% of the region’s total. The Population at June 2019: remaining non-resident population was counted in Central Highlands (R) (4,375 persons), Banana (S) (1,240 persons) and Non-resident population……………….. 18,410 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) (660 persons). Resident population……………………. 76,495 o Four urban centres and localities (UCLs) in the region accommodated non-resident populations of 1,000 or more in Full–time equivalent population...... 94,900 June 2019 – (2,820 persons), Dysart (1,840 persons), Blackwater (1,765 persons) and Middlemount (1,130 persons). • While the region’s total non-resident population was the same in June 2019 as in June 2018, there were changes at the LGA level, with increases in Central Highlands (R) (330 persons or 8%) and Banana (S) (95 persons or 8%). The non-resident population of Isaac (R) was slightly higher (55 persons), but there was no change on a percentage basis. The number of non-resident workers on-shift in Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) declined by 480 persons or 42%. • The Bowen Basin’s full–time equivalent (FTE) population was estimated at 94,900 persons in June 2019, comprising 76,495 residents and 18,410 non-resident workers on-shift. Non-resident workers on-shift made up 19% of the region’s total FTE population. • Worker accommodation villages (WAVs) were the predominant type of accommodation in the region, housing 16,185 persons (or 88% of the non-resident population) in June 2019. Other types of accommodation, including hotels/motels and caravan parks, accounted for the remainder (2,220 persons or 12%). • The total capacity of WAVs in the Bowen Basin in June 2019 was estimated at 28,065 beds, an increase of 985 beds or 4% from June 2018. Growth in the number of WAV beds was due to additional capacity in rural areas. • Around 39% of hotel/motel rooms in the region were vacant and available in June 2019, up from 34% in June 2018.

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Bowen Basin update, 2018–19 The Bowen Basin in (Figure 3) contains most of ’s high quality metallurgical (coking and pulverised coal injection (PCI)) coal reserves, as well as significant deposits of thermal coal. As at June 2019, there were 45 operations and two metalliferous mines located in the region, along with coal seam gas (CSG) and conventional gas operations, renewable energy generation, and infrastructure related to the resource industry (Table 6). Coal remains the major resource industry in the region. Activity in 2018–19 was driven primarily by strong production, as operators continued to respond to high coal prices (DIIS, 2019; Mastermyne, 2019). Compared with June 2018, there was relatively little maintenance activity underway in June 2019. In total, the size of the Bowen Basin’s coal industry workforce was around 37,000 persons in the June quarter 2019 – an increase of about 1,500 persons or 4% from the June quarter 2018 (DNRME, 2019b). The majority of these 37,000 workers were engaged at existing operations, with only a small proportion (1%) at new or reopened coal mines. Two coal mines opened, one coal mine closed, and one coal project commenced construction in 2018–19: • Carabella Resources’ Bluff Coal Project, a 1.2 million tonne per annum (Mtpa) PCI coal mine 20 km east of Blackwater, commenced operations (Bluff PCI Management, 2019a; Bluff PCI Management, 2019b). Construction of the mine began in 2018, with first coal shipped in mid-2019. • Gregory–Crinum, a hard-coking coal mine 60 km north east of Emerald, reopened after being placed in care and maintenance by previous owners. Sojitz Coal Mining finalised the acquisition of the mine from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) in March 2019 (BHP, 2019). Works to bring the mine back into production were underway in June 2019 (Australian Mining Review, 2019). • Broadlea mine closed after Golding Contractors successfully completed a 12–month mining project for the mine owner, Fitzroy Australia Resources, in October 2018 (NRW Holdings, 2018). • Construction of Adani Australia’s Carmichael Project began in mid-June 2019, following the finalisation and approval of management plans by the Queensland Government (Adani Australia, 2019). CSG activity in the Bowen Basin expanded in 2018–19, as Gladstone LNG (GLNG) progressed drilling at Arcadia Valley in Central Highlands (R). As at June 2019, the development was on-track, with 95 of 136 wells drilled and 23 wells online (Santos, 2019). Other gas companies, including Arrow Energy, Denison Gas and WestSide Corporation, were also engaged in CSG and conventional gas production, exploration and maintenance activities (Arrow Energy, 2019; Denison Gas, 2019; WestSide Corporation, 2019). Renewable energy project activity in the region reduced between June 2018 and June 2019, as construction was completed and projects became operational. Work on two solar energy projects was underway in June 2019 – Quintas Energy’s Middlemount Sun Farm, which was under construction (DNRME 2019a), and WIRSOL Energy’s Clermont Solar Farm, which completed commissioning in late June (AEMO, 2019).

Non-resident population At the end of June 2019, the non-resident population of the Bowen Basin was estimated at 18,410 persons, the same as in June 2018 Non-resident population (Table 1). The non-resident population is the number of Around two-thirds of non-resident workers on-shift in the region fly-in/fly-out or drive-in/drive-out (FIFO/DIDO) workers who are living in the area of their (12,130 persons or 66% of the total) were counted in Isaac (R), with workplace at a given point in time, but who have the remainder recorded in Central Highlands (R) (4,375 persons), their usual place of residence elsewhere. Banana (S) (1,240 persons) and Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) (660 persons). Due to shift arrangements, not all members of the non-resident workforce are present in the local While the region’s non-resident population in June 2019 was area at one time. For that reason, the unchanged from June 2018, there were movements recorded at the non-resident population refers to the number of LGA level. The non-resident population of Central Highlands (R) non-resident workers on-shift at a given point in increased by 330 persons or 8% due to new and expanded mining time, rather than the total non-resident workforce. and gas operations. Banana (S) also grew by 95 persons or 8%, with increased activity at existing operations. While the number of non-resident workers on-shift in Isaac (R) increased slightly (55 persons) in 2018–19, there was no change on a percentage basis. There were fewer workers engaged in construction and maintenance activities in 2019 than in 2018, with growth in the non-resident population associated with higher production at some mines.

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Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) was the only Bowen Basin LGA to record a fall in its non-resident population in 2018–19. The number of non-resident workers on-shift declined by 480 persons or 42%, largely due to the completion of solar energy projects and the departure of associated construction workforces.

Table 1 Non-resident population, Bowen Basin LGAs, June 2018 2019 Change, 2018 to 2019 LGA — persons — persons % Banana (S) 1,150 1,240 95 8 Central Highlands (R) 4,045 4,375 330 8 Isaac (R) 12,075 12,130 55 0 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) 1,140 660 –480 –42 BOWEN BASIN TOTAL 18,410 18,410 0 0 Figures in tables have been rounded to the nearest five; see Notes at end of report for details. Source: QGSO estimates

As time series data show, the non-resident population of the Bowen Basin reached an estimated 25,035 persons in June 2012, before falling to 13,560 persons in June 2016 (Figure 2). This peak and subsequent decline reflects the presence of large, temporary construction workforces during the resources boom of 2011 to 2013, and their replacement by smaller operational workforces with the transition to production. Growth in the region’s non-resident population between June 2016 and June 2018 reversed this downwards trend. Compared with the period prior to 2012, recent non-resident population increases have been due largely to expanded production rather than construction, as mining companies responded to high metallurgical and thermal coal prices (QGSO, 2018). Additional influences including new and reopened mines, maintenance activities, and solar farm construction also contributed to non-resident population growth over this period. While the size of the Bowen Basin’s non-resident population was the same in June 2019 as in June 2018, there were changes in its composition. Coal industry workers continued to comprise the majority of non-resident workers on-shift in June 2019 as strong production continued, although there were fewer maintenance workers than in the previous year. The number of CSG workers increased over the year to June 2019 as gas activity in the region expanded. In contrast, the number of solar construction workers declined over this period, with fewer projects under construction in June 2019 than in June 2018.

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Figure 3 Bowen Basin local government areas and selected urban centres and localities

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Queensland Government Statistician’s Office FTE population estimates In June 2019, the Bowen Basin had an estimated FTE population of 94,900 persons, comprising 76,495 residents and 18,410 non-resident Full–time equivalent population workers on-shift (Table 2). Non-resident workers on-shift made up 19% of The FTE population measure is the sum of the region’s total FTE population. the resident population (people who live in Central Highlands (R) had the largest FTE population (33,075 persons) of the area permanently) and the non-resident the LGAs, with 4,375 non-resident workers on-shift accounting for 13% of population (i.e. the number of non-resident workers on-shift). the total FTE. Isaac (R) (33,065 persons) had an FTE population close to that of Central Highlands (R), but with a larger number and proportion of The FTE population measure provides a non-resident workers on-shift (12,130 persons or 37% of the total FTE). more complete estimate of total demand for certain services and infrastructure in regions Four urban centres and localities (UCLs) had non-resident populations of with a high incidence of FIFO/DIDO workers. 1,000 persons or more in June 2019 – Moranbah (2,820 persons), Dysart (1,840 persons), Blackwater (1,765 persons) and Middlemount (1,130 persons). There were also large non-resident populations in rural areas in Isaac (R) (5,510 persons) and Central Highlands (R) (1,405 persons), reflecting the location of several large WAVs outside of town centres.

Table 2 FTE population estimates, Bowen Basin LGAs and selected UCLs, June 2019 Resident Non-resident FTE population(b) population population LGA Location(a) UCL — persons — Banana (S) In town Baralaba 245 125 370 5,760 165 5,920 Moura 1,515 285 1,795 Other towns(c) 1,220 0 1,220 Rural areas 5,555 670 6,225 Banana (S) total 14,295 1,240 15,535 Central Highlands (R) In town Blackwater 4,840 1,765 6,605 Bluff 270 265 535 Capella 980 45 1,030 Emerald 14,125 550 14,675 845 20 870 Tieri 1,095 300 1,395 Other towns(c) 1,495 20 1,515 Rural areas 5,050 1,405 6,455 Central Highlands (R) total 28,700 4,375 33,075 Isaac (R) In town Clermont 2,070 85 2,155 Dysart 2,335 1,840 4,175 Glenden 585 415 1,000 Middlemount 1,715 1,130 2,850 Moranbah 8,675 2,820 11,495 Nebo 490 325 820 Rural areas 5,065 5,510 10,575 Isaac (R) total 20,935 12,130 33,065 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) In town Bowen 9,040 50 9,090 Collinsville 1,050 440 1,485 Other towns(c) 450 20 470 Rural areas 2,025 150 2,175 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) total 12,565 660 13,225 BOWEN BASIN TOTAL 76,495 18,410 94,900 (a) Refer to Notes at end of report for explanation of ‘in town’ and ‘rural areas’. (b) QGSO unpublished data. (c) UCLs with only one accommodation provider or fewer than 20 non-resident workers are aggregated in ‘Other towns’. Source: QGSO estimates

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Queensland Government Statistician’s Office Non–resident worker accommodation WAVs remain the predominant type of accommodation utilised by non-resident workers while on-shift in the Bowen Basin, housing Worker accommodation villages (WAVs) 16,185 persons (or 88% of the total) in June 2019 (Table 3). Other WAVs are commonly used to house types of accommodation, including hotels/motels, caravan parks and unaccompanied non-resident workers. private rentals, accounted for the remainder (2,220 persons or 12%). WAVs typically consist of demountable The proportion of the Bowen Basin’s non-resident population staying dwellings arranged in a village, with in WAVs remained relatively stable between June 2018 (89%) and common dining, laundry and recreational facilities. June 2019 (88%), following a small decline from June 2017 (92%).

Table 3 Non-resident population by accommodation type, Bowen Basin LGAs, June WAVs Other(a) Total Non-resident population in WAVs 2019 2017 2018 2019 LGA — persons — — % — Banana (S) 980 260 1,240 76 76 79 Central Highlands (R) 3,875 500 4,375 95 88 89 Isaac (R) 10,800 1,330 12,130 94 91 89 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) 530 130 660 76 73 81 BOWEN BASIN TOTAL 16,185 2,220 18,410 92 89 88 (a) ‘Other’ includes hotels/motels, caravan parks and other accommodation. Refer to Notes at end of report for additional information. Source: QGSO estimates

As Figure 4 shows, the majority of non-resident workers on-shift in the Bowen Basin since 2006 have stayed in WAVs, with much smaller numbers in other accommodation. The non-resident population in both WAVs (22,150 persons) and other accommodation (2,880 persons) peaked in June 2012 during the resources boom, before declining to 12,800 persons and 760 persons respectively in June 2016. Growth in the region’s non-resident population between June 2016 and June 2018 led to greater usage of both WAV and other accommodation. The non-resident population reached 16,305 persons in WAVs and 2,105 persons in other accommodation in June 2018, driven by increased numbers of coal mining, solar construction and other workers. There was relatively little change in accommodation usage between June 2018 and June 2019. The non-resident population remained stable overall, with numbers in other accommodation increasing slightly (up by 115 persons) and numbers in WAVs decreasing by the same amount over this period.

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WAVs have several advantages over other types of accommodation for housing non-resident workers, including the capacity to expand or contract with changing workforce demand, economies of scale for large workforces, and the ability to house workers on or near work sites in remote areas (QGSO, 2017). The number of WAV beds across the region varies from year to year as camps open, close (either temporarily or permanently), and change in size, in response to demand from industry and the needs of specific projects. The total capacity of WAVs in the Bowen Basin in June 2019 was estimated at 28,065 beds, an increase of 985 beds or 4% from June 2018 (Table 4). This represents the second consecutive year of growth in WAV bed capacity in the region, following an increase of 875 beds (or 3%) in 2017–18. Growth in capacity in 2018–19 was largely due to a combination of new camps, reopened camps and expansions at existing camps, to meet the needs of new projects and existing operations. This additional capacity catered for workers engaged in both CSG and coal–related activity. In the Bowen Basin in June 2019, there were more WAV beds located in town (14,395 beds) than in rural areas (13,665 beds). Reflecting strong activity in rural areas, the total capacity of WAVs in rural areas increased by 1,010 beds in 2018–19. Capacity in town reduced by 25 beds over this period, resulting in a net increase of 985 beds. This contrasts with 2017–18, when growth in bed capacity was more evenly distributed across in town WAVs (430 beds) and WAVs in rural areas (445 beds).

Table 4 WAV bed capacity by location, Bowen Basin, June WAV capacity Change 2017 2018 2019 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 Location(a) — beds — In town 13,990 14,420 14,395 430 –25 Rural areas 12,210 12,655 13,665 445 1,010 BOWEN BASIN TOTAL 26,200 27,080 28,065 875 985 (a) Refer to Notes at end of report for explanation of ‘in town’ and ‘rural areas’. Source: QGSO estimates

The proportion of hotel/motel rooms that were vacant and available in the Bowen Basin rose from 34% in June 2018 to 39% in June 2019 (Table 5). Despite this increase, availability remained well below the 55% of rooms vacant and available in June 2017. Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) recorded the largest proportional increase in vacant and available hotel/motel rooms in the region, up from 23% in June 2018 to 39% in June 2019. This was largely due to completion of solar farm construction, which drove elevated demand in June 2018. The proportion of vacant and available hotel/motel rooms in Central Highlands (R) also increased substantially to 40% in June 2019 (from 31% in June 2018), after strong demand from both resource industry workers and other guests led to low availability the previous year. The proportion of vacant and available hotel/motel rooms in Isaac (R) and Banana (S) decreased to 36% and 37% respectively in June 2019, due in part to increased demand from non-resident workers on-shift.

Table 5 Vacant and available hotel/motel rooms, Bowen Basin LGAs, June Occupied by Total non-resident Vacant and hotel/motel workers available(a) Balance(a) rooms(a) Vacant and available hotel/motel rooms 2019 2017 2018 2019 LGA — rooms — — % — Banana (S) 160 175 145 480 48 43 37 Central Highlands (R) 440 640 505 1,585 61 31 40 Isaac (R) 365 280 140 790 52 42 36 Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) 125 205 195 525 46 23 39 BOWEN BASIN TOTAL 1,090 1,305 990 3,385 55 34 39 (a) Refer to Notes at end of report for explanation of ‘vacant and available’ and ‘balance’. Source: QGSO estimates

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Table 6 Existing resource operations and projects under construction(a), Bowen Basin, June 2019 Category Operation / project name Company name LGA RI Abbot Point Bulk Coal Adani Australia Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) CM Baralaba North Baralaba Coal Company Banana (S) CM Blackwater BHP Central Highlands (R) CM Blair Athol TerraCom Isaac (R) CM Bluff Coal Carabella Resources Central Highlands (R) CM Broadmeadow BHP Isaac (R) CM Byerwen QCoal Group Isaac (R) CM Callide Batchfire Resources Banana (S) RI Callide Power Station CS Energy Banana (S) CM Capcoal Surface Operations Anglo American Isaac (R) CM Carborough Downs Fitzroy Australia Resources Isaac (R) CM Carmichael Adani Australia Isaac (R) CM Caval Ridge BHP Isaac (R) CM Clermont Glencore Coal Isaac (R) RI Clermont Solar Farm WIRSOL Energy Isaac (R) CM Collinsville Glencore Coal Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) CM Cook Bounty Mining Central Highlands (R) CM Coppabella Peabody Energy Isaac (R) RI Coppabella Train Loadout Facility Pacific National Isaac (R) MM Cracow Gold Mine Evolution Mining Banana (S) CM Curragh Coronado Coal Central Highlands (R) CM Daunia BHP Isaac (R) CM Dawson Anglo American Banana (S) CSG Denison North (Rolleston) Denison Gas Central Highlands (R) CM Ensham Ensham Resources Central Highlands (R) CM Foxleigh Middlemount South Isaac (R) CSG GLNG Drilling and Completions GLNG(b) Banana (S), Central Highlands (R) CSG GLNG Surat Operations and Gas Gathering GLNG(b) Banana (S), Central Highlands (R) CM Goonyella Riverside BHP Isaac (R) CM Grasstree Anglo American Isaac (R) CSG Greater Meridian SeamGas Operations WestSide Corporation Banana (S) CM Gregory–Crinum Sojitz Coal Mining Central Highlands (R) CM Grosvenor Anglo American Isaac (R) CM Hail Creek Glencore Coal Isaac (R) CM Isaac Plains Complex Stanmore Coal Isaac (R) CM Jellinbah East Jellinbah Group Central Highlands (R) CM Jellinbah Plains Jellinbah Group Central Highlands (R) CM Kestrel Kestrel Coal Resources Central Highlands (R) CM Lake Vermont Jellinbah Group Isaac (R) CM Meteor Downs South Sojitz Coal Mining Central Highlands (R) CM Middlemount Middlemount Coal Isaac (R) RI Middlemount Sun Farm Quintas Energy Isaac (R) CM Millennium Peabody Energy Isaac (R) CM Minerva Sojitz Coal Mining Central Highlands (R) CM Moorvale Peabody Energy Isaac (R) RI Moranbah Ammonium Nitrate Plant Incitec Pivot Isaac (R) CSG Moranbah Gas Project Arrow Energy Isaac (R) CM Moranbah North Anglo American Isaac (R) MM Mt Carlton Gold Mine Evolution Mining Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) RI Nebo Rail Maintenance Facility Pacific National Isaac (R) CM Newlands Glencore Coal Isaac (R)

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Category Operation / project name Company name LGA CM North Goonyella Peabody Energy Isaac (R) CM Oaky Creek Glencore Coal Central Highlands (R) CM Peak Downs BHP Isaac (R) CM Poitrel BHP Isaac (R) CM QCoal Northern Hub QCoal Group Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) CM Rolleston Glencore Coal Central Highlands (R) CM Saraji BHP Isaac (R) CM South Walker Creek BHP Isaac (R) CM Yarrabee Yancoal Australia Central Highlands (R) CM = coal mine CSG = coal seam gas MM = metalliferous mine RI = related infrastructure (a) Includes coal mining operations, metalliferous mines, CSG operations, other resource industry–related infrastructure, and projects under construction as at June 2019. Coal mines that are in care and maintenance are not included in this list. (b) Santos Gladstone LNG (GLNG) is a joint venture between Santos, PETRONAS, Total and KOGAS. Source: QGSO 2019

Notes (R) – Regional Council (S) – Shire UCL – Urban Centre/Locality Whitsunday (R) (Bowen only) comprises the statistical areas level 2 (SA2s) of Bowen and Collinsville, which cover the area of former Bowen Shire. Data in this report are derived from surveys conducted by QGSO in 2019 and other sources. The Survey of Accommodation Providers counted non-resident workers staying in worker accommodation villages (WAVs), hotels, motels, caravan parks and other commercial accommodation on a medium to long-term basis during the last week of June 2019. Short-term and overnight visitors are not regarded as non-resident workers. The Resource Employment Survey collected workforce information from all resource companies with existing operations and projects in the Bowen Basin as at June 2019. Non-resident workers are people who fly-in/fly-out or drive-in/drive-out (FIFO/DIDO) to work and live in the area temporarily while rostered on, and who have their usual place of residence elsewhere. This group includes employees, contractors and associated sub-contractors, employed in construction, production, and maintenance at mining and gas industry operations, renewable energy projects and resource related infrastructure. Figures in this report refer to the number of non-resident workers on-shift, or present in the area at a given point in time, and should not be confused with total non–resident workforce numbers. Non–resident population data presented in this report are a point in time measure, based on the best information available at the time of the surveys. Non–resident worker numbers may vary in response to changing production demands, prevailing weather and industrial disputes. At the time of the 2019 surveys, the number of non-resident workers on-shift in the Bowen Basin was unaffected by adverse weather events or widespread industrial action. Resident population estimates for 2019 are QGSO estimates. ‘In town’ includes populations counted in defined urban centres and localities (UCLs), as well as non-resident workers housed within 5km of town. ‘Rural areas’ include populations outside of defined UCLs, including non-resident workers more than 5km from town. ‘Other’ accommodation includes hotels/motels, caravan parks and other private rental accommodation. ‘Vacant and available’ refers to hotel/motel rooms that were not occupied by non-resident workers or other guests, and were vacant and available on the night of the survey. ‘Balance’ includes hotel/motel rooms occupied by short-term visitors, held for non-resident workers under permanent booking arrangements but not actually occupied on the night of the survey, or otherwise unavailable to prospective guests. Figures in tables have been rounded to the nearest five. As a result of rounding, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals. Percentages and other calculations are made prior to rounding of figures and discrepancies might therefore exist between these calculations and those that could be derived from the rounded figures.

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