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Siemens Healthineers was also able to grow: On a comparable basis, earnings rose by 9% from €5.201 billion to €5.423 billion, while order intake increased by four percentage points from €5.615 billion to €6.079 billion. Earnings and profitability improved in most businesses, particularly in the Diagnostics business, mainly due to cost reductions in connection with its transformation program. The decline in the Imaging business was mainly due to negative currency effects, according to the Group.