| Changes in net pension provisions |  | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | Deutsche Post AG | Deutsche Postbank group | EXPRESS excluding DPAG | LOGISTICS excluding DPAG | Other | Total | Deutsche Post AG | Deutsche Postbank group | EXPRESS excluding DPAG | LOGISTICS excluding DPAG | Other | Total |
| 2004 | 2005 | |||||||||||
| Net pension provisions at January 1 | 5,450 | 572 | 116 | 110 | 11 | 6,259 | 5,023 | 584 | 144 | 47 | 33 | 5,831 |
| Pension expense | 47 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 113 | –10 | 42 | 66 | 22 | 15 | 135 |
| Pension payments | –283 | –40 | –7 | –6 | 0 | –336 | –294 | –43 | –11 | –4 | 0 | –352 |
| Contributions to funds | –196 | 0 | –49 | –13 | 0 | –258 | –206 | –1 | –50 | –15 | 0 | –272 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 240 |
| Transfers | 5 | 0 | 79 | –64 | 0 | 20 | –52 | 3 | –4 | 8 | 54 | 9 |
| Currency translation effects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Net pension provisions at December 31 | 5,023 | 584 | 144 | 47 | 33 | 5,831 | 4,461 | 585 | 146 | 298 | 101 | 5,591 |