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.