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Nature of cost and expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Disclosure of expenses by nature [Abstract]

Disclosure of expenses by nature [text block]

Note 29

Nature of cost and

expense

Operational cost and expenses grouped by nature are detailed as follows:

		For the years ended as of December 31,
Costs and expenses by nature		2018				2017				2016
		ThCh $				ThCh $				ThCh $
Direct cost			650,386,343				586,223,676				540,692,964
Personnel expense (1)			232,141,632				220,858,509				210,885,553
Transportation and distribution			243,907,283				235,265,049				230,047,942
Advertising and promotion			118,003,908				129,603,036				105,938,586
Depreciation and amortization			93,289,194				92,199,504				83,528,045
Materials and maintenance			46,610,947				46,172,647				47,102,582
Energy			29,309,465				25,940,847				24,444,163
Leases			17,727,367				15,929,047				16,294,896
Other expenses			111,639,503				117,992,179				104,455,411
Total			1,543,015,642				1,470,184,494				1,363,390,142

(1)

See

Note 25 - Employee benefits.