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Siemens Healthineers recorded double-digit percentage volume growth in all businesses. Geographically, there was a strong volume increase in the reporting regions Asia, Australia and the Americas with significant positive currency translation effects.The division recorded a broad-based increase in earnings, led by the Imaging and Diagnostics business, driven by sales revenue growth and boosted by lower negative subsequent measurement effects from purchase price allocation in connection with the acquisition of Varian Medical Systems compared with the previous year. Earnings were negatively impacted by cost increases, particularly in procurement and logistics.