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 invests in the future
Capital expenditure in the  division in the reporting period rose from
  million to   million.  ese investments related in particular to techni-
cal equipment and machinery (  million), internally generated intangible assets
(  million), other operating and o ce equipment (  million) and  equipment
(  million).
In the domestic mail business, investments focused on replacing technical equip-
ment and machinery, , and other operating and o ce equipment. We purchased mail
sorting machines for the mail centres in Germany that enable standard and compact
letters to be processed more e ciently. We also replaced transport equipment.
In the domestic parcel business, the main investment areas were other operating
and o ce equipment, technical equipment and . In the reporting period, we increased
the number of Packstations by more than , to around ,.
With regard to retail outlets, we modernised the  infrastructure, improved the
so ware used at the counters and restructured the network.
Investments in the international mail business were down substantially and fo-
cused on replacement property, plant and equipment.
 consolidates global network
We signi cantly reduced investments in the  division in the reporting
period to   million (previous year:   million), in line with the economic situa-
tion. Investments in property, plant and equipment focused on aircra (  million),
advance payments and assets under development (  million), technical equipment
and machinery (  million), leasehold improvements (  million) and  equip-
ment (  million).
Investments in intangible assets related mainly to advance payments and intangible
assets under development (  million) as well as so ware (  million). We main-
tained our worldwide network of aircra and our vehicle  eet and established and ex-
panded hubs and terminals.
In regional terms, we focused on Europe, the Americas and the Asia Paci c region.
In Europe, we equipped terminals in Benelux, Scandinavia and the  in particular. In
the Americas, we replaced technical equipment and  primarily as part of the restruc-
turing of the  express business. In the Asia Paci c region, we invested in our network,
terminals, gateways and o ce buildings.
Modern infrastructure for the forwarding and freight business
A total of   million was invested in the  ,  divi-
sion (previous year:   million). Of this  gure,   million was attributable to the
Global Forwarding Business Unit. Investments were made mainly in intangible assets
(  million), leasehold improvements (  million),  equipment (  million), ad-
vance payments and property, plant and equipment under development (  million),
and other operating and o ce equipment (  million).  is laid the foundation for
a modern  infrastructure, simpli ed processes and equipped buildings. In regional
terms, we focused on the Asia Paci c region, the Americas and Europe.
Funds of   million were invested in the Freight Business Unit, where they were
used primarily for terminal expansion and state-of-the-art . In regional terms, we
focused on Germany, Scandinavia and the Benelux countries.
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