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(in millions of €, except per share amounts)
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Selling expenses
Administration expenses
Goodwill amortization and writedowns
Other expenses
1997
Year ended December 31,
11,744 10,100 9,663
5,145 5,217 4,709
215 227 210
428 685 1,039
17,532 16,229 15,621
19981999
Number of employees (annual average):
Wages and salaries
Social levies
Net periodic pension cost
(see Note 22a)
Net periodic postretirement benefit
cost (see Note 22a)
Other expenses for pensions
and retirements
1997
Year ended December 31,
21,044 19,982 18,656
3,179 2,990 2,817
931 1,126 1,077
783 866 755
221 69 65
26,158 25,033 23,370
19981999
Hourly employees
Salaried employees
Trainees/apprentices
1997
Year ended December 31,
279,124 268,764 261,426
170,539 152,415 147,882
13,898 12,760 12,353
463,561 433,939 421,661
19981999
5. FUNCTIONAL COSTS AND OTHER EXPENSES
Selling, administrative and other expenses are comprised of the
following:
Expenses amounting to €229 and €369 related to the repayment of
development cost subsidies were recorded under other expenses in
1998 and 1997, respectively (see Note 28).
Personnel expenses included in the statement of income are com-
prised of:
In 1999, 14,851 people (1998: 36,024 people; 1997: 34,448 people)
were employed in joint venture companies.
In 1999, the total remuneration paid by Group companies to the
members of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG
amounted to €55.4, and the remuneration paid to the members of
the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG totaled €1.2. Dis-
bursements to former members of the Board of Management of
DaimlerChrysler AG and their survivors amounted to €23.4. An
amount of €100.5 has been accrued in the financial statements of
DaimlerChrysler AG for pension obligations to former members of
the Board of Management and their survivors. As of December 31,
1999, no advances or loans existed to members of the Board of
Management of DaimlerChrysler AG.
6. OTHER INCOME
Other income includes gains on sales of property, plant and equip-
ment (€132, €99 and €95 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively),
rental income, other than relating to financial services leasing ac-
tivities (€153, €138 and €87 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively)
and reductions in certain accruals (€130, €199 and €154 in 1999,
1998 and 1997, respectively). In 1998 and 1997, gains on sales of
companies of €389 and €117, respectively, were recognized in
other income.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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