6 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses

Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses amounted to €914 million (previous year: €959 million) and include impairment losses of €12 million (previous year: €37 million) that are attributable to the segments as follows:

The impairment losses disclosed for the EXPRESS segment mainly relate to IT equipment and transport equipment and are due to the reclassification of the domestic express business in Australia and China as assets held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5; Note 12. €5 million of the impairment losses in the SUPPLY CHAIN segment is attributable to land and buildings and €2 million to technical equipment.

In the previous year, €13 million of the impairment losses was attributable to properties reclassified as assets held for sale. A further €19 million of the impairment losses related to aircraft.

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