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Five-year summary |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2007 |
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Sales |
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€ million |
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8,992 |
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9,421 |
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9,511 |
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8,113 |
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12,306 |
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In Germany |
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% |
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22.9 |
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21.4 |
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20.1 |
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14.6 |
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10.2 |
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Outside Germany |
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% |
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77.1 |
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78.6 |
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79.9 |
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85.4 |
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89.8 |
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Earnings |
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Operating profit1 |
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€ million |
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1,444 |
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1,541 |
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1,705 |
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1,586 |
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2,424 |
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EBIT2 |
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€ million |
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544 |
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785 |
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953 |
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989 |
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1,591 |
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Earnings before taxes on income (EBT) |
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€ million |
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287 |
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518 |
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808 |
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363 |
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1,375 |
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Earnings after tax attributable to Linde AG shareholders |
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€ million |
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108 |
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266 |
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514 |
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1,838 |
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952 |
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Earnings per share |
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€ |
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0.91 |
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2.23 |
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4.30 |
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1.45 |
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5.77 |
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Dividend |
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€ million |
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135 |
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149 |
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168 |
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241 |
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283 |
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Dividend per share |
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€ |
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1.13 |
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1.25 |
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1.40 |
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1.50 |
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1.70 |
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No. of shares (at 31 December) |
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in 000s |
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119,262 |
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119,327 |
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119,864 |
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160,736 |
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166,347 |
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Asset structure |
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Non-current assets |
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€ million |
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7,702 |
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7,675 |
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7,832 |
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20,182 |
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19,247 |
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Inventories |
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€ million |
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1,107 |
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942 |
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1,050 |
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980 |
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1,062 |
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Trade receivables4 |
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€ million |
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1,760 |
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1,668 |
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2,125 |
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2,504 |
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2,470 |
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Liquid funds and securities |
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€ million |
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561 |
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567 |
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911 |
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663 |
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903 |
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Other assets |
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€ million |
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785 |
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739 |
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700 |
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3,589 |
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1,273 |
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Total assets |
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€ million |
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11,915 |
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11,591 |
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12,618 |
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27,918 |
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24,955 |
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Capital structure |
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Equity |
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€ million |
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3,886 |
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4,081 |
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4,473 |
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8,225 |
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9,210 |
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Provisions |
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€ million |
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2,227 |
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2,124 |
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2,598 |
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3,437 |
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3,017 |
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Financial debt |
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€ million |
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2,991 |
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2,535 |
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2,416 |
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10,596 |
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7,330 |
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Other liabilities |
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€ million |
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2,811 |
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2,851 |
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3,131 |
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5,660 |
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5,398 |
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Total equity and liabilities |
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€ million |
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11,915 |
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11,591 |
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12,618 |
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27,918 |
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24,955 |
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Cash flow statement |
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Cash flow from operating activities (continuing operations) |
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€ million |
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1,281 |
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1,249 |
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1,501 |
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848 |
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1,767 |
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Employees as of 31 December |
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46,164 |
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41,383 |
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42,229 |
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51,038 |
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50,485 |
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In Germany |
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% |
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37.3 |
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35.4 |
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34.6 |
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14.1 |
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14.1 |
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Outside Germany |
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% |
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62.7 |
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64.6 |
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65.4 |
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85.9 |
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85.9 |
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Key ratios |
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Capital expenditure |
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€ million |
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608 |
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735 |
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864 |
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776 |
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1,035 |
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Equity ratio |
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% |
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32.6 |
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35.2 |
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35.4 |
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29.5 |
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36.9 |
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Return on capital employed (ROCE) |
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% |
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7.7 |
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10.8 |
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13.7 |
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11.4 |
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10.3 |
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EBIT margin2 |
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% |
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7.6 |
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8.2 |
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10.0 |
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12.2 |
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12.9 |
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Cash flow from operating activities as percentage of sales |
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% |
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14.2 |
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13.3 |
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15.8 |
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10.5 |
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14.4 |
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