pre_text: DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEE NUMBERS BY SEGMENTS Full-time equivalents1 as of the closing date of 30/9 1 Excluding METRO China.
table: 2018 2019
table: METRO 86,239 82,979
table: METRO Germany 11,816 11,760
table: METRO Western Europe (excl.Germany) 24,073 24,044
table: METRO Russia 13,884 12,288
table: METRO Eastern Europe (excl.Russia) 28,264 27,589
table: METRO Asia 8,202 7,298
table: Others 6,916 7,067
table: METROAG 863 837
table: Total 94,018 90,883
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in METRO AG in 2019 from 2018?