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The economic value distributed by PotashCorp was $3.14 billion*. Cost of goods and services purchased ($2.27 billion), employee wages and benefits ($430 million), taxes and royalties to governments ($236 million) and costs incurred to providers of capital ($194 million) were the most significant components.
| Economic Value Distributed by PotashCorp |
| ($ millions) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Goods, services and materials purchased (excluding capital items) |
1,163.9 |
1,710.1 |
1,881.6 |
2,150.6 |
2,273.1 |
| Employee wages and benefits |
328.4 |
352.1 |
386.7 |
423.8 |
430.0 |
| Costs incurred to providers of capital: interest expense and declared dividends |
156.5 |
147.6 |
152.3 |
166.1 |
194.4 |
| Taxes and royalties paid |
108.1 |
100.5 |
250.6 |
430.1 |
236.2 |
| Community donations and investments, political contributions |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
| Total |
1,758.6 |
2,312.0 |
2,673.1 |
3,174.0 |
3,136.6 |
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