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## Orders Position 

## Order Volume Tops the € 800 Million Mark for the First Time 

Orders on hand as of December 31, 2004 reached a new high, topping the € 800 million mark for the first time. This was the ninth consecutive year of orders increase. Currency-adjusted 

orders were up 17.7% from the previous year. The corresponding increase in Euro was 13.9%, bringing orders from € 722 million to € 822.6 million. The backlogs mainly included orders for shipments for the first and second quarter of 2005. 

In the segments, Footwear grew orders by 14.7% (18.7% currency-adjusted) to € 580.1 million. Apparel was at € 196.4 million, rising by 7.8% (10.6% currency-adjusted). Orders for Accessories increased 36.2% (40.3% currency-adjusted) to € 46.1 million. 

The regions developed as follows: Europe was up 9.4% to € 567.4 million, and orders in America rose by currency-adjusted 43.4% or, in euro, by 19.4% to € 137.2 million. Asia grew by 

23% to € 82.8 million. Africa and the Middle East rose by 65.5% to € 35.2 million. 

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