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54
Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2007
Parcel Germany
items (millions) 2006 2007 +/– %
Business customer parcels 644 646 0.3
Private customer parcels 105 107 1.9
Total 749 753 0.5
Revenue growth in international mail business
Once again, the strongest growth was posted in our international business. Revenue
in the Global Mail and Corporate Information Solutions units rose by ., from
, million to , million. A key factor was the inclusion of Williams Lea with
e ect from April , which yielded inorganic e ects totalling million. We
also recorded organic growth, thanks in part to major customer contracts, including
the one concluded by the Williams Lea Group with Reader’s Digest. ese two busi-
ness units now account for around one h of the division’s revenue.
Mail International
mail items (millions) 2006 2007 +/– %
DHL Global Mail 7,124 7,457 4.7
Profi t target reached
With a pro t from operating activities (EBIT) of , million, we achieved our
announced target of around billion. Alongside higher revenues from the inter-
national mail business, improved productivity and lower costs also played a role.
Compared with the previous year (, million), our performance deteriorated
by ., amongst other things because the period was . working days shorter and
due to our price reduction in the Parcel Germany business in . In addition, we
reduced the price of orders for the formal delivery of documents in January . e
gure for the third quarter of also contained million attributable primarily
to the settlement with the Bundesanstalt für Post und Telekommunikation (German
federal posts and telecommunications agency), which gave rise to reimbursement of
the payments already made for nancial years to . e gure for the fourth
quarter of contained million, chie y from the adjustment of pension provi-
sions in view of the changed retirement age. Measured against , non-recurring
e ects thus had only a marginal impact. e return on sales was ..