pre_text: NOTE 9 – FINANCIAL ITEMS ¹⁾ Interest for financial assets and liabilities not at fair value through profit and loss.
table: USDm 2019 2018 2017
table: Financial income
table: Interest income from cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash ¹⁾ 2.5 2.7 1.6
table: Exchange rate adjustments, including gain from forward exchange rate contracts 0.3 0.6 2.7
table: Total 2.8 3.3 4.3
table: Financial expenses
table: Interest expenses on mortgage and bank debt ¹⁾ 39.3 35.7 33.3
table: Exchange rate adjustments, including loss from forward exchange rate contracts 0.2 0.1 3.2
table: Commitment fee 1.9 2.6 2.4
table: Other financial expenses 0.5 0.9 1.7
table: Total 41.9 39.3 40.6
table: Total financial items -39.1 -36.0 -36.3
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in total financial expenses in 2019 from 2018?