6 Other operating expenses

€ million

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

Loss allowances on trade receivables including construction contracts

 

316

 

317

Loss allowances on other receivables and other assets

 

2,302

 

1,783

Losses from foreign currency hedging derivatives within hedge accounting

 

1,034

 

997

Expenses from other hedges

 

1,806

 

1,332

Foreign exchange losses

 

3,123

 

2,013

Expenses from cost allocations

 

743

 

563

Expenses for termination agreements

 

391

 

54

Losses on disposal of noncurrent assets

 

212

 

119

Miscellaneous other operating expenses

 

3,979

 

5,712

 

 

13,904

 

12,890

Allowances on other receivables and other assets include allowances on receivables from long-term construction contracts amounting to €1.2 million (previous year: €0.3 million).

Expenses from other hedges include primarily foreign exchange gains from the fair value measurement of financial instruments used to hedge exchange rates and commodity prices and that are not designated in a hedging relationship.

Miscellaneous other operating expenses consist, among other items, of expenses in connection with the diesel issue (see the “Key Events” section for more information).