pre_text: DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION 1 See “Accounting Policies” for more information. 1 See “Accounting Policies” for more information. Total depreciation and amortization increased this year primarily as a result of depreciation of right-of-use assets due to our adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019 and higher capital expenditures over the past several years. See “Capital Expenditures” for more information.
table: (In millions of dollars) Years ended December 31
table: 2019 2018 %Chg
table: Depreciation 2,297 2,174 6
table: Amortization 16 37 (57)
table: Depreciation and amortization before depreciation of right-of-use assets 2,313 2,211 5
table: Depreciation of right-of-use assets 1 175 - n/m
table: Total depreciation and amortization 2,488 2,211 13
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the increase / (decrease) in the Total depreciation and amortization from 2018 to 2019?