Inventories include food merchandise in the amount of €1,812 million (30/9/2023: €1,785 million) and non-food merchandise in the amount of €446 million (30/9/2023: €457 million).
Negative currency effects, resulting in particular from the development of the Turkish lira, decreased inventories by a total of €33 million.
Inventories include impairments of €98 million (30/9/2023: €116 million). The inventories are subject to the customary or statutory retention of title.
Food, non-food
Under the global term food, METRO summarises the following categories of goods: fresh foods, durable foods, nutrients, frozen foods and drinks of all kinds, as well as luxury foods, dietary supplements and pet food, but also detergents, cleansers and cleaning agents, which are sometimes also labelled as near-food. All other goods are considered non-food items.
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