Notes to the income statement
(9) Net interest income
| € MILLION | 2010 | 2009 |
| INTEREST INCOME | ||
| Other interest and similar income | 132 | 94 |
| Income from securities | 0 | 0 |
| Interest accrued and other interest income | 182 | 251 |
| 314 | 345 | |
| INTEREST EXPENSES | ||
| Other interest and similar expenses | - 708 | - 642 |
| Interest accrued on non-current provisions and liabilities | - 294 | - 339 |
| Interest accrued on retirement benefit obligations | - 152 | - 121 |
| Interest expense of finance lease | - 71 | - 69 |
| - 1,225 | - 1,171 | |
| TOTAL | - 911 | - 826 |
The increase in other interest and similar expenses is mainly attributable to the financing costs for the acquisition of Arriva as well as the absorbed bank borrowings of Arriva.
The decline in interest income from the reversal of deferred income and other interest income is attributable to one-off income which was included in the previous year as a result of the adjustment of the terms of the environmental protection provisions.
The interest income and expenses from the financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value through profit or loss amount to € 54 million (previous year: € 38 million) and € - 884 million respectively (previous year: € - 821 million).
Last modified: 27.06.2011