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NOTE 6

Other operating expenses


€ million 2011 2010
Lease expenditure -398.1 -405.0
Marketing costs -267.6 -245.5
Property and store site occupancy costs -124.5 -117.4
Data communication costs -87.4 -80.6
Other trading expenses -143.9 -126.4
Losses on disposal of tangible assets -1.0 -1.4
Realised losses on derivative financial instruments and changes in fair value *) -3.8 -4.4
Total -1,026.3 -980.7
* Includes changes in fair values of embedded derivatives.    

Other operating expenses include €0.8 million (€1.2 million) of non-recurring losses on disposals.

Audit fees

   
€ million 2011 2010
Authorised Public Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers    
Audit fees 0.8 0.9
Tax consultation 0.1 0.1
Other services 0.4 0.1
Total 1.3 1.2
     
Other auditing firms 0.2 0.2