12. Cost of materials
in € thousand |
2018 |
2017 |
||
Raw materials, consumables and supplies |
94,263 |
90,125 |
||
Purchased service |
272,840 |
280,366 |
||
|
367,103 |
370,491 |
The expenses for purchased services mainly consist of rail services purchased by the Intermodal segment.
Intermodal/Intermodal Systems
Transportation via several modes of transport (water, rail, road) combining the specific advantages of the respective carriers.