26. Inventories

€ million

 

30/9/2017

 

30/9/2018

Food merchandise

 

1,975

 

1,517

Non-food merchandise

 

1,071

 

591

 

 

3,046

 

2,108

Inventories declined by €938 million from €3,046 million to €2,108 million.

The ’s figures include €765 million attributable to the hypermarket business to be disposed of. Negative mainly resulting from the development of the Turkish lira (€−34 million), the Russian rouble (€−31 million) and the Indian rupee (€−4 million) reduced the inventory by a further €76 million.

Inventories include impairments in the amount of €70 million (30/9/2017: €102 million; this includes €35 million from the hypermarket business to be disposed of). The inventories are subject to the customary or statutory retention of title.

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