26. Inventories
€ million |
30/9/2018 |
30/9/2019 |
|---|---|---|
Food merchandise |
1,517 |
1,408 |
Non-food merchandise |
591 |
539 |
|
2,108 |
1,946 |
The inventories are reduced by €162 million from €2,108 million to €1,946 million.
The previous year’s figures include €203 million attributable to METRO China.
Positive currency effects, resulting in particular from the development of the Russian rouble and the Turkish lira, increased inventories by a total of €41 million.
Inventories include impairments of €62 million (30/9/2018: €70 million). The inventories are subject to the customary or statutory retention of title.