Orders Position  Order Volume Tops the € 800 Million Mark for the First Time  Orders on hand as of December 31, 2004 reached a new high, topping the € 800 million mark for the first time. This was the ninth consecutive year of orders increase. Currency-adjusted orders were up 17.7% from the previous year. The corresponding increase in Euro was 13.9%, bringing orders from € 722 million to  € 822.6 million. The backlogs mainly included orders for shipments for the first and second quarter of 2005. In the segments, Footwear grew orders by 14.7% (18.7% currency-adjusted) to € 580.1 million. Apparel was at € 196.4 million, rising by 7.8% (10.6% currency-adjusted). Orders for Accessories increased 36.2% (40.3%  currency-adjusted) to € 46.1 million. The regions developed as follows: Europe was up 9.4% to  € 567.4 million, and orders in America rose by currency-adjusted 43.4% or, in euro, by 19.4% to € 137.2 million. Asia grew by  23% to € 82.8 million. Africa and the Middle East rose by 65.5% to € 35.2 million. Foreword | Mission |  Management Report  | Share | Marketing | Consolidated Financial Statements - IFRS - | Report of Supervisory Board | Board of Management 36 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Accessories 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Apparel Footwear Orders on hand by  segment (million €) 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Asia/ P acific Rim Africa/ Middle East 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 America Europe Orders on hand by region (million €)