4. General administrative expenses
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€ million |
9M 2013 |
12M 2012/13 |
12M 2013/14 |
Personnel expenses |
581 |
778 |
765 |
Cost of material |
463 |
711 |
643 |
|
1,044 |
1,489 |
1,408 |
The decline in general administrative expenses is primarily due to the disposal of Real’s Eastern European business operations.
In this context, the item “cost of material” included higher impairment losses and consulting expenses in the previous year.