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Deutsche Post World Net Annual Report 2008
Non-financial Performance Indicators
Employees
Workforce remains strong
People are the driving force behind logistics. Our company has quali ed and
dedicated employees around the world working towards its success. As at  Decem-
ber , the Group employed , people (full-time equivalents). Although the total
number of employees remained nearly the same as the previous year, the number of
civil servants dropped further to ,. Staff costs increased by .  year-on-year, from
, million to  , million.
In the  Division, the number of employees fell by .  to ,.  e
number of full-time equivalents declined primarily in Germany a er we increased
productivity there. Sta reductions also resulted from the further reorganisation of
the retail outlet network.
Measured against the previous year, the number of people employed in the
 Division fell by. to,.  is can be primarily attributed to restruc-
turing our  business. By contrast, the number of full-time equivalents in the 
  segment rose by .  to ,, precipitated by acquisitions and
organic growth.  e increase in the   Division of .  to , is
also a result of organic growth.
e number of employees in the Corporate Center / Other unit fell by .  as a
result of streamlining e orts in the service departments such as , Accounting and
Real Estate.  e sta level there was , at the end of the year under review.
Number of employees
2007 2008 + / – %
Continuing operations
At year-end
Headcount
1) 512,147 512,536 0.1
Full-time equivalents
2) 453,626 451,515 − 0.5
By segment
MAIL 145,458 3) 142,674 − 1.9
EXPRESS 112,727 108,275 − 3.9
GLOBAL FORWARDING / FREIGHT 39,200 3) 41,499 5.9
SUPPLY CHAIN / CIS 140,694 3) 143,786 2.2
Corporate Center / Other 15,547 3) 15,281 − 1.7
By region
Germany 170,258 167,816 − 1.4
Europe (excluding Germany) 133,137 136,649 2.6
North, Central and South America 87,185 78,212 − 10.3
Asia Pacifi c 51,852 55,182 6.4
Other 11,194 13,656 22.0
Average for the year
Headcount 500,252 511,292 2.2
Hourly workers and salaried employees 443,584 456,149 2.8
Civil servants 52,809 51,304 − 2.9
Trainees 3,859 3,839 – 0.5
Full-time equivalents 447,626 456,716 2.0
Discontinued operations 21,474
3) 21,127 − 1.6
1) Including trainees. 2) Excluding trainees. 3) Restated.
Note 14
Group Management Report
Non-fi nancial Performance Indicators
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