12. Cost of Materials
in € thousand |
2016 |
2015 |
||
Raw materials, consumables and supplies |
83,123 |
90,106 |
||
Purchased service |
266,844 |
271,594 |
||
|
349,967 |
361,700 |
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.