25. Inventories

€ million

 

30/9/2016

 

30/9/2017

Food merchandise

 

1,973

 

1,975

Non-food merchandise

 

1,090

 

1,071

 

 

3,063

 

3,046

Inventories can be broken down by segments as follows:

€ million

 

30/9/2016

 

30/9/2017

METRO Wholesale

 

2,262

 

2,277

Real

 

789

 

764

Others

 

12

 

5

 

 

3,063

 

3,046

Inventories include impairments at €102 million (30/9/2016: €105 million). Inventories are subject to customary or statutory to the industry retention of title clauses.