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| | Interim Group Management Report23DB SCHENKER RAIL BUSINESS UNITSelected key figures [ € million ] H 1 Change2011 2010 absolute %Freight carried (million t) 207.8 203.2 + 4.6 +2.3Volume sold (million tkm) 56,784 52,588 + 4,196 + 8.0thereof Central region 46,440 43,990 +2,450 + 5.6thereof West region 8,183 6,731 + 1,452 +21.6thereof East region 2,161 1,867 +294 + 15.7Capacity utilization (t per train) 516.3 499.6 + 16.7 + 3.3Total revenues 2,481 2,268 +213 + 9.4thereof Central region 2,275 2,097 +178 + 8.5thereof West region 430 348 + 82 +23.6thereof East region 150 192 – 42 –21.9External revenues 2,343 2,138 +205 + 9.6thereof Central region 1,849 1,702 + 147 + 8.6thereof West region 379 312 + 67 +21.5thereof East region 115 123 –8 – 6.5EBITDA adjusted 199 127 +72 + 56.7thereof Central region 154 137 +17 + 12.4thereof West region 44 –17 + 61 –thereof East region 10 –1 +11 –EBIT adjusted 58 –19 +77 –thereof Central region 43 26 +17 + 65.4thereof West region 24 –36 + 60 –thereof East region 1 –16 +17 –Gross capital expenditures 135 147 –12 – 8.2Employees (FTE as of Jun 30) 32,697 33,492 –795 –2.4PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENTIn line with the development in the A freight transportmarkets [1], the performance in the DB Schenker Rail businessunit has also increased strongly, with the support of a positiveeconomic climate. Strong growth rates have been reported inthe regions West and East. Overall, the volume sold has improvedby 8.0 %. The strongest growth in absolute terms has beenreported by the Central region. However, the situation has stillnot returned to the level seen before the crisis.This positive development in demand has meant thatcapacity utilization has also increased by 3.3 %.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBased on the development in performance, total and externalrevenues increased strongly, namely by 9.4 % and 9.6 % respectively.Different developments have been reported for the variousregions as a result of the differentiated development in theindividual markets. Whereas revenues in the Central region(particularly in Germany) and the West region increased strongly,revenues in the East region declined as a result of a fiercelycompetitive situation, particularly in Poland.Overall, there was a considerable increase in the expenseitems cost of materials (as a result of the continued positivedevelopment in performance), personnel expenses (as a resultof restructuring measures in the East and West regions) andother operating expenses (due to various factors, including moreextensive utilization of train rental). In the East region, a considerableimprovement in the cost situation was achieved as aresult of extensive restructuring measures.In total, the adjusted profit measures improved in all regions.Accordingly, adjusted EBITDA increased by a total of € 72 millionto € 199 million, and adjusted EBIT increased by a total of € 77million to € 58 million.| | [1] A Page 9 f.