RWE npower recorded a 3 % drop in external revenue to €8,618 million. This was largely due to the devaluation of Sterling compared to the euro. Excluding currency effects, we recorded a gain of 13 %. Electricity revenue was down 6 % to €6,045 million, while gas revenue increased 2 % to €2,144 million. Net of currency effects, revenue increased by 9 % and 20 %, respectively. RWE npower had reduced electricity and gas prices for household customers by an average of 3 % and 16 % at the end of April 2007, followed by price increases of 13 % and 17 % at the beginning of January 2008 and 14 % and 26 % at the end of August. This had a positive impact on revenues, whereas reductions in electricity sales volumes had a counteracting effect. In the gas business, we benefited from the general rise in consumption.