pre_text: DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEE NUMBERS BY SEGMENTS By headcount1 as of closing date of 30/9 1 Excluding METRO China.
table: 2018 2019
table: METRO 92,603 89,574
table: METRO Germany 13,711 13,606
table: METRO Western Europe (excl.Germany) 27,207 27,227
table: METRO Russia 13,960 12,357
table: METRO Eastern Europe (excl.Russia) 29,060 28,375
table: METRO Asia 8,665 8,009
table: Others 7,008 7,152
table: METROAG 909 880
table: Total 100,520 97,606
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in METRO AG headcount in 2019 from 2018?