€ million |
30/9/2021 |
30/9/2022 |
|---|---|---|
Food merchandise |
1,490 |
1,893 |
Non-food merchandise |
474 |
562 |
|
1,964 |
2,455 |
Inventories increased by €491 million from €1,964 million to €2,455 million.
Positive currency effects, resulting in particular from the development of the Russian rouble, increased inventories by a total of €106 million.
Inventories include impairments of €130 million (30/9/2021: €107 million). The inventories are subject to the customary or statutory retention of title.
Currency effects
Currency effects arise when the same number of currency units is converted into another currency at different exchange rates.
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