26. Inventories

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€ million

30/9/2019

30/9/2020

Food merchandise

1,408

1,397

Non-food merchandise

539

492

 

1,946

1,888

The inventories were reduced by €58 million from €1,946 million to €1,888 million.

Negative currency effects, resulting in particular from the development of the Russian rouble, reduced inventories by a total of €127 million.

Inventories include impairments of €63 million (30/9/2019: €62 million). The inventories are subject to the customary or statutory retention of title.