Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
  Number of weeks 53 52 52 52 52 52 53
  foreign currency exchange rates              
  US$ – average 7.33 7.22 6.37 6.18 6.86 9.03 10.06
  US$ – closing 7.88 7.15 7.50 6.74 6.34 7.53 10.41
  A$ closing 7.62 6.11 5.44 5.20 4.44 5.01 5.87
  key information in US Dollars (millions)              
  Revenue 2 966.5 2 581.4 2 377.4 2 103.4 1 644.1 1 117.6 876.9
  Headline earnings per share (cents) 15.8 17.7 16.5 14.5 11.0 6.8 4.2
  Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders 128.6 148.8 131.2 125.8 93.3 57.3 22.2
  Total assets 1 428.4 1 460.9 1 169.1 1 059.7 925.3 651.2 399.3
  Market capitalisation 1 141.6 2 683.1 1 614.9 1 329.8 1 064.7 713.6 389.3

  * Net of treasury shares held by subsidiary, E-Com Investments 16 (Proprietary) Limited