33. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits
in € thousand |
31.12.2018 |
31.12.2017 |
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Cash and cash equivalents with a maturity of up to 3 months |
25,683 |
49,953 |
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Short-term deposits with a maturity of 4–12 months |
22,450 |
20,000 |
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Bank balances and cash in hand |
133,327 |
131,561 |
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|
181,460 |
201,514 |
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits are made up of cash in hand and various bank balances in different currencies. The previous year’s figure includes funds that are not freely available of € 11,215 thousand were used to secure working lifetime accounts.
Cash and short-term deposits of € 14,507 thousand (previous year: € 10,438 thousand) are subject to foreign exchange outflow restrictions.
As of the balance sheet date, the Group had unused lines of credit amounting to € 2,713 thousand (previous year: € 3,207 thousand) and had met all the conditions for their use. HHLA is confident that the Group has sufficient credit lines at its disposal whenever required.