Capitalised own production

Hours worked by own staff and directly attributed to own investment projects are deducted from operating expenses as capitalised production.

Compared with the preceding financial year, capitalised hours increased by € 14 million to € 180 million. The increase was due to further investments in non-current assets, which themselves increased by 6.7%.

Hours worked by external staff attributed to own investment projects are deducted from personnel expenses (external staff); see note 6 Personnel expenses.