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Business growth stable in the Americas region
Revenue in the Americas region increased by .  in the reporting year to , mil-
lion (previous year: , million). e gure for the reporting year included major
negative currency eects of  million, which related mainly to our business activities
in South America – above all Venezuela and Argentina. Excluding these eects, revenue
in the region rose by .  in the reporting year. In the  product line, daily revenues
and per-day volumes increased by .  and . , respectively. In the fourth quarter of
, daily shipment volumes slightly exceeded the prior-year level by . .
Performance in Asia Pacific region remains dynamic
In the Asia Pacic region, we increased revenue by .  to , million (previous year:
, million). e gure for the reporting year included negative currency eects of
 million. Excluding these eects, the revenue increase was a strong . . Daily rev-
enues in the  product line were up by .  in , due primarily to the .  rise
in daily shipment volumes. e encouraging growth was also maintained in the fourth
quarter: revenues in daily international shipments increased by .  whilst shipment
volumes grew by . .
Time-definite shipments rise in the  region
In the  region (Middle East and Africa), revenue in the reporting year was  mil-
lion and thus at the prior-year level. Excluding negative currency eects of  million,
revenue grew by .  in the reporting year. In the  product line, daily revenues
increased by .  and per-day volumes by . . In the fourth quarter of  daily
revenues in international shipments increased by . , and shipment volumes by . ,
compared with the previous quarter.
 exceeds high prior-year figure again
In the reporting year,  in the division increased year-on-year by .  to , mil-
lion (previous year: , million). Increased revenues, the higher operating protabil-
ity of our network and strict cost management in particular contributed to this improve-
ment. e  gure for the previous year included a  million deconsolidation
gain on the divestment of the domestic express business in Romania. e reversal of
restructuring provisions in the United States resulted in income that was oset mainly
by impairment losses on aircra. Return on sales in the reporting year rose from . 
to . . In the nal quarter,  climbed by .  to  million, which improved
return on sales from .  to . .
As a result of the improved operating prot, operating cash ow increased in the
reporting year by .  to , million (previous year: , million).
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Group Management Report — REPORT ON ECONOMIC POSITION — Business performance in the divisions