The change in payroll liabilities is essentially attributable to reduced obligations from performance-based one-time payments.

Key items in remaining other liabilities are liabilities to third-party shareholders of €352 million (previous year: €393 million, adjustment of prior-year amounts – see chapter ”Notes to the Group accounting principles and methods”), liabilities from purchase of other fixed assets of €304 million (previous year: €377 million), liabilities towards customers of €174 million (previous year: €138 million) as well as liabilities from real estate totalling €75 million (previous year: €86 million). In addition, the remaining other liabilities also include numerous other individual items.

The remaining other liabilities include financial liabilities of € 1,080 million and non-financial liabilities of €120 million.