Other income (column 5) decreased by € billion owing to a one-off effect in the previous year when other income increased by € billion owing to the partial derecognition of Deutsche Mark banknotes of the BBk III/IIIa series. Administrative expenditure, which is summarised in the next column, i.e.
the Bundesbank's staff costs and administrative expenses as well as the remaining expense items (column 6), is virtually unchanged on the year. To offset the accumulated losses, the provisions for general risks (column 7) were reduced by € million (2021: increased by € million) to € billion.