Procurement volume
Procurement volume
The procurement volume corresponds to the projections and forecasts of requirements of the business units and the contractual obligations to suppliers that DB Group has entered into. On subsequent realization these become capital expenditures or expenses (mainly cost of materials and other operating expenses). The total procurement volume in 2023 was € 48.2 billion (previous year: € 46.7 billion):
- Freight and freight-forwarding services fell to € 15.4 billion (previous year: € 18.7 billion), particularly due to price factors.
- Industrial products increased to € 9.5 billion (previous year: € 8.5 billion), driven by the procurement of ICE L trains.
- Construction and engineering services rose significantly to € 10.7 billion (previous year: € 8.9 billion) due to increased capital expenditures in track infrastructure, including the reconstruction after the flood in Ahrtal in 2021 and the start of general modernizations in 2024.
- Third-party services rose to € 9.1 billion (previous year: € 7.6 billion), which is due in part to digitalization projects and maintenance and revision of high-speed trains.
- Cable- and pipe-bound power and fuel rose to € 3.5 billion (previous year: € 3.1 billion) due to the development of energy prices.
PROCUREMENT VOLUME / € million | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Procurement volume in Germany 1) | 28,009 | 23,885 | 21,137 |
Share of local procurement volume (%) | 85 | 90 | 87 |
The procurement volume is the total of all the net order values – from individual orders and from framework contracts – that have been completed.
1) Excluding DB Schenker.
The purchase commitment (contractual liabilities for future capital expenditures) as of December 31, 2023, amounted to € 24.3 billion (as of December 31, 2022: € 21.0 billion). The future financing needs should continue to be covered by internal funds, external financial instruments and investment grants from the Federal Government.
The share of local procurement volume in Germany was € 23.8 billion in 2023 (previous year: € 21.5 billion).
Material topics in 2023
- In 2023, we further intensified our close communication with the construction and rail industries to find solutions for the upcoming ramp-up, in particular for infrastructure projects and digital rail in Germany to be developed.