2003
2002'
Notes to the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
Number of employees
The average number of employees was:
Netherlands
Central/Eastern Europe
Rest of Europe
The Americas
Africa/Middle East
Asia/Pacific
Heineken N.V. and fully consolidated
participating interests
5,256
14,829
14,820
1,534
11,378
1,316
5,527
8,507
13,933
1,451
10,462
1,377
49,133
41,257
Central/Eastern Europe
Rest of Europe
The Americas
Africa/Middle East
Asia/Pacific
Proportionally consolidated participating interests
962
3,204
3,901
563
3,508
944
1,933
631
3,472
12,138
6,980
Heineken N.V. and consolidated
participating interests
61,271
48,237
Amortisation/depreciation and value
adjustments
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
Other value adjustments to tangible fixed assets
Amortisation of capitalised goodwill
Amortisation of other intangible fixed assets
Value adjustments to other assets
553
7
31
18
609
35
476
5
10
491
38
Other value adjustments to tangible fixed assets includes
he balance of reductions in the book values of produc-
on assets to their net realisable value. The value adjust-
nents to other assets relate mainly to provisions for
tocks of finished products and spares held by various
iperating companies.
644
529
he 2002 figures have been restated for comparison purposes
INANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003
69