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As part of the central management of currency risk, uc-
tuations between projected and actual exchange rates are fully or
partially absorbed centrally by Corporate Treasury on the basis of
division- specic agreements.
In keeping with internal reporting, capital expenditure
(capex) is disclosed. Additions to intangible assets net of goodwill
and to property, plant and equipment are reported in the capex
gure. Depreciation, amortisation and impair ment losses relate to
the segment assets allocated to the individual divisions. Other non-
cash expenses relate primarily to expenses from the recognition of
provisions.
e protability of the Group’s operating areas is measured as
prot from operating activities .
Reecting the Group’s predominant organisational structure,
the primary reporting format is based on the divisions. e Group
distinguishes between the following divisions:
. Segments by division

In addition to the transport and delivery of written commu-
nications, the  division is positioned as an end-to-end service
provider for the management of written communications. e
division comprises the following business units: Mail Communica-
tion, Dialogue Marketing, Press Services, Parcel Germany, Global
Mail, Retail Outlets and the Pension Service.

e  division oers international and domestic
courier and express services to business and private customers. e
division comprises the Express Europe, Express Americas, Express
Asia Pacic and Express  (Middle East and Africa) business
units.
 , 
e activities of the  ,  division
comprise the transportation of goods by rail, road, air and sea. e
division’s business units are Global Forwarding and Freight.
 
e division specialises in contract logistics and provides
warehousing and transport services as well as value-added services
along the entire supply chain in the dierent sectors. e division
also oers end-to-end solutions for corporate information and
communications management. e division’s business units are
Supply Chain and Williams Lea.
In addition to the reportable segments given above, segment
reporting comprises the following categories:
Corporate Center / Other
Corporate Center / Other comprises Global Business Services
, the Corporate Center, non-operating activities and other
business activities. e prot / loss generated by  is allocated to
the operating segments, whilst its assets and liabilities remain with
 (asymmetrical allocation).
Consolidation
e data for the divisions are presented following consolida-
tion of interdivisional transactions. e transactions between the
divisions are eliminated in the Consolidation column.
. Information about geographical areas
e main geographical areas in which the Group is active are
Germany, Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacic and Other regions.
External revenue, non-current assets and capex are disclosed for
these regions. Revenue, assets and capex are allocated to the indi-
vidual regions on the basis of the domicile of the reporting entity.
Non-current assets primarily comprise intangible assets, property,
plant and equipment and other non-current assets.
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Consolidated Financial Statements Notes
Segment reporting