Overview

• Post & Paket Deutschland delivered €447 million in EBIT for the first half, marking a 38 percent increase on €8.6 billion in revenue.
• Parcel volume growth, a 10.5 percent postage rate rise and structural cost savings underpinned the division’s earnings boost.
• The German letter and parcel unit reduced its headcount by about 3.1 percent to roughly 152,000 employees while pursuing an 8,000-position cull through natural attrition.
• DHL Group’s overall EBIT climbed 5.1 percent to €2.8 billion as consolidated revenue slipped 0.6 percent to €40.6 billion.
• The international freight business saw revenue drop 5.3 percent and operating profit plunge 29.7 percent in Q2 because of U.S. trade tensions.