Procurement volume

The procurement volume corresponds to the contractual obligations to suppliers that DB Group has entered into. On subsequent realization these become capital expenditures or expenses (mainly cost of materials and other operating expenses). The total procurement volume amounted to € 16.5 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 18.6 billion):

• Freight and freight-forwarding services fell slightly to € 5.4 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 5.3 billion).
• Industrial products fell significantly to € 3.0 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 4.8 billion).
• In the case of construction and engineering services, the purchasing volume remained constant at € 3.6 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 3.6 billion).
• Third-party services fell to € 3.1 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 3.7 billion).
• Cable- and pipe-bound power and fuel increased slightly to € 1.4 billion (in the first half of 2020: € 1.2 billion).