Smart Infrastructure's order intake grew by 11% on a comparable basis to EUR 5.993 billion (Q3/2023: EUR 5.361 billion), with all businesses contributing, particularly Electrification and Buildings. Incoming orders included a number of major orders for data centers and from customers in the energy sector. Sales revenue also increased in all businesses on a comparable basis by 10% to EUR 5.416 billion. The service business accounted for a share of EUR 1.132 billion (Q3/2023: EUR 1.054 billion). In regional terms, the highest contribution to growth came from the USA. Smart Infrastructure recorded a continued increase in earnings and profitability compared to the previous year on a broad basis with higher sales revenue, increased capacity utilization and continuous improvements in productivity. Earnings rose by 20% to EUR 923 million. The earnings margin reached 17.0% compared to 15.6% in the same quarter of the previous year.