During the first six months of 2007, consolidated revenue and income from banking transactions rose by 5.4% to €30,909 million (previous year: €29,318 million). The increase is to a large extent due to the inclusion of the Williams Lea Group since April 1, 2006 and the co-operation with the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK launched on October 1, 2006. Currency effects reduced revenue by €486 million. Year-on-year, the proportion of revenue generated outside Germany increased from 59.2% to 60.5%.