Note 7 - Items affecting comparability

All amounts in SEKm unless otherwise stated

  Group
  2011 2010
Restructuring and impairment    
Appliances plant in Kinston, North Carolina, USA –104
Appliances plant in L'Assomption, Canada –426
Reduced workforce in Major Appliances, Europe –54 –356
Appliances plant in Revin, France –71
Appliances plant in Forli, Italy –136
Appliances plant in Motala, Sweden –95
Reversal of unused restructuring provisions 20 20
Total –138 –1,064
     
     
Classification by function in the income statement    
  Group
  2011 2010
Cost of goods sold –138 –1,062
Selling expenses  
Administrative expenses –2
Other operating income and expenses
Total –138 –1,064
Items affecting comparability in 2011 relates to costs for relocation of production from the dishwasher factory in Kinston, North ­Carolina, and an addition to the downsizing program in Europe that was initiated in 2010. Items affecting comparability in 2010 relates to restructuring costs for the phase-out of the cooker-production factory in Motala, Sweden, and downsizing in several other production units within Major Appliances Europe. Included in the 2010 charge is also the closure of the cooker-production facility in L’Assomption, Canada, announced in December 2010.