pre_text: 18. Reconciliation of net cash flow from operating activities The table below shows how our (loss)/profit for the year from continuing operations translates into cash flows generated from our operating activities.
table: 2019 2018 2017
table: Notes €m €m €m
table: (Loss)/profit for the financial year (7,644) 2,788 (6,079)
table: Loss from discontinued operations 7 3,535 1,969 4,107
table: (Loss)/profit for the financial year from continuing operations (4,109) 4,757 (1,972)
table: Non-operating expense 7 32 1
table: Investment income (433) (685) (474)
table: Financing costs 2,088 1,074 1,406
table: Income tax expense/(credit) 6 1,496 (879) 4,764
table: Operating (loss)/profit (951) 4,299 3,725
table: Adjustments for:
table: Share-based payments and other non-cash charges 147 128 95
table: Depreciation and amortisation 10, 11 9,795 10,409 11,086
table: Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 3 33 36 22
table: Share of result of equity accounted associates and joint ventures 908 59 (47)
table: Impairment losses 4 3,525 – –
table: Other expense/(income) 148 (213) (1,052)
table: (Increase)/decrease in inventory (131) (26) 117
table: (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables 14 (31) (1,118) 308
table: Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables 15 739 286 (473)
table: Cash generated by operations 14,182 13,860 13,781
table: Net tax paid (1,131) (1,118) (761)
table: Cash flows from discontinued operations (71) 858 1,203
table: Net cash flow from operating activities 12,980 13,600 14,223
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the average net cash flow from operating activities between 2017 and 2018?