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.