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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

$ MILLION

 

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Income for the period

14,730

16,526

26,960

31,093

20,474

Adjustment for:

 

 

 

 

 

Current taxation

13,757

18,582

22,722

23,009

16,384

Interest expense (net)

1,598

1,448

1,543

1,164

842

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation

24,499

21,509

14,615

13,228

15,595

Net gains on sale of non-current assets and businesses

(3,212)

(382)

(4,228)

(4,485)

(3,276)

Decrease/(increase) in working capital

6,405

2,988

3,391

(6,471)

(5,929)

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

7,958

608

(1,746)

(1,930)

(2,888)

Decrease/(increase) in current receivables

(1,541)

5,648

14,145

(10,109)

(11,931)

(Decrease)/increase in current payables

(12)

(3,268)

(9,008)

5,568

8,890

Share of profit of joint ventures and associates

(6,116)

(7,275)

(8,948)

(8,737)

(5,953)

Dividends received from joint ventures and associates

6,902

7,117

10,573

9,681

6,519

Deferred taxation, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions

(1,720)

(2,701)

341

1,860

(1,934)

Other

2,500

2,937

201

(949)

(10)

Net cash from operating activities (pre-tax)

59,343

60,749

67,170

59,393

42,712

Taxation paid

(14,299)

(20,309)

(21,030)

(22,622)

(15,362)

Net cash from operating activities

45,044

40,440

46,140

36,771

27,350

Cash flow from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

(31,854)

(40,145)

(32,576)

(26,301)

(26,940)

Investments in joint ventures and associates

(1,426)

(1,538)

(3,028)

(1,886)

(2,050)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses

9,873

1,212

6,346

6,990

3,325

Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates

4,163

538

698

468

3,591

Other investments (net)

(587)

(388)

(86)

90

(34)

Interest received

174

175

193

196

136

Net cash used in investing activities

(19,657)

(40,146)

(28,453)

(20,443)

(21,972)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in debt with maturity period within three months

(3,332)

3,126

(165)

(3,724)

4,647

Other debt

 

 

 

 

 

New borrowings

7,778

9,146

5,108

1,249

7,849

Repayments

(4,089)

(6,877)

(4,960)

(4,649)

(3,240)

Interest paid

(1,480)

(1,307)

(1,428)

(1,665)

(1,312)

Change in non-controlling interest

989

(51)

23

8

381

Cash dividends paid to:

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders

(9,444)

(7,198)

(7,390)

(6,877)

(9,584)

Non-controlling interest

(116)

(252)

(292)

(438)

(395)

Repurchases of shares

(3,328)

(5,000)

(1,492)

(1,106)

Shares held in trust: net sales/(purchases) and dividends received

232

(565)

(34)

(929)

187

Net cash used in financing activities

(12,790)

(8,978)

(10,630)

(18,131)

(1,467)

Currency translation differences relating to cash and cash equivalents

(686)

(170)

201

(349)

(186)

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

11,911

(8,854)

7,258

(2,152)

3,725

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

9,696

18,550

11,292

13,444

9,719

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31

21,607

9,696

18,550

11,292

13,444