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Volumes in the Americas region see final-quarter double-digit increases
In the reporting year, revenue in the Americas region amounted to , mil-
lion – slightly below the previous year’s gure of , million. is gure included
negative currency eects of  million related mainly to our business activities in the
United States, however also in Canada and other Central and South American countries.
Excluding these eects, revenue in the region increased by . . Daily shipment volumes
in the  product line improved by .  in the reporting year, recording double-digit
growth of .  in the fourth quarter.
Sustained strong business growth in the Asia Pacific region
Despite the adverse impact of considerable negative currency eects of  million,
which related mainly to Japan, Australia and India, revenue in the Asia Pacic region
was , million and thus almost on a par with the prior year’s gure of , million.
Excluding these eects and the above-mentioned disposals of  million, revenue grew
by . . In the  product line, our customers sent .  more shipments per day in
 than in the previous year; volumes in China, Australia and India saw double-digit
growth. Volume growth in the fourth quarter amounted to . .
Volumes in the  region continue to rise
In the  region (Middle East and Africa), revenue in the reporting year was
 million and thus .  below the prior year’s gure of  million. e gure
for the reporting period included negative currency eects of  million. Excluding
these eects, revenue grew by .  in the reporting year. Per-day shipment volumes for
the  product line increased by . , recording an encouraging .  in the fourth
quarter.
 exceeds high prior-year figure
 in the division was , million in , exceeding the record high of the
previous year (adjusted: , million) by . . e prior-year gure included one-
time eects, which had a positive impact on earnings of  million. e  gure
for the reporting year included a  million deconsolidation gain on the divestment of
the domestic express business in Romania. Excluding these eects, earnings improved
considerably by .  in the reporting year. In the fourth quarter they even improved
by .  to  million (previous year, adjusted:  million).
Return on sales rose to .  for the reporting year (previous year: . ) and . 
for the fourth quarter (previous year, adjusted: . ). Excluding the one-time eects
mentioned above, return on sales rose from .  to .  year-on-year.
anks to increased protability and further optimised working capital manage-
ment, we increased the division’s operating cash ow in the reporting year by .  to
, million (previous year: , million). In the fourth quarter, we also beneted
from considerable seasonal eects in working capital, which together with increased
protability allowed operating cash ow to increase to  million (previous year:
 million).
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Report on Economic Position
Business performance in the divisions
Group Management Report