District Health Board Financial Statistics: March 2006 quarter

Highlights

The district health board deficit was $12.5 million for the March 2006 quarter.
Operating expenditure of public hospital and health service providers was $1,301.7 million, 0.4 percent lower than in the December 2005 quarter.
District health board revenue was $2,267.3 million this quarter, 8.2 percent higher than in the March 2005 quarter.
Taxpayers' equity at 31 March 2006 was $1,408.1 million, $135.3 million higher than at 31 March 2005.

Brian Pink	26 May 2006
Government Statistician	Cat 54.900 Set 06/07 – 024