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€ million	2019	2018

Loss allowances on trade receivables including construction contracts	317	315
Loss allowances on other receivables and other assets	1,783	1,833
Losses from foreign currency hedging derivatives within hedge accounting	997	856
Expenses from other hedges	1,332	1,592
Foreign exchange losses	2,013	2,800
Expenses from cost allocations	563	650
Expenses for termination agreements	54	36
Losses on disposal of noncurrent assets	119	161
Miscellaneous other operating expenses	5,712	6,488
	12,890	14,731

Allowances on other receivables and other assets include allowances on receivables from long-term construction contracts amounting to €0.3 million (previous year: €1.0 million).

Expenses from other hedges include primarily foreign exchange losses from the fair value measurement of financial instruments used to hedge exchange rates and commodity prices and that are not designated in a hedging relationship.

Miscellaneous other operating expenses consist mainly of litigation expenses in connection with the diesel issue (see the “Key Events” section for more information).

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6 Other operating expenses