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 previous year’s figures include €765 million attributable to the hypermarket business to be disposed of. Negative currency effects 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.