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Segmental analysis (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
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Contributions by Reportable Segments | Reported contributions by reportable segments were as follows:
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 1 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2019 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Integrated Agencies |  |  | 4,249.2 |  |  |  | 4,873.6 |  |  |  | 10,205.2 |
Public Relations |  |  | 446.8 |  |  |  | 471.5 |  |  |  | 956.5 |
Specialist Agencies |  |  | 886.7 |  |  |  | 1,023.1 |  |  |  | 2,072.4 |
|  |  | 5,582.7 |  |  |  | 6,368.2 |  |  |  | 13,234.1 |
Revenue less pass-through costs 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Integrated Agencies |  |  | 3,461.5 |  |  |  | 3,858.1 |  |  |  | 8,108.1 |
Public Relations |  |  | 426.3 |  |  |  | 442.2 |  |  |  | 898.0 |
Specialist Agencies |  |  | 779.9 |  |  |  | 899.1 |  |  |  | 1,840.4 |
Headline operating profit 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Integrated Agencies |  |  | 256.0 |  |  |  | 463.5 |  |  |  | 1,219.5 |
Public Relations |  |  | 71.9 |  |  |  | 67.9 |  |  |  | 140.6 |
Specialist Agencies |  |  | 54.4 |  |  |  | 85.9 |  |  |  | 200.5 |
|  |  | 382.3 |  |  |  | 617.3 |  |  |  | 1,560.6 |
Notes
1 | Figures for the period ended 30 June 2019 have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in note 13. As a result, Data Investment Management is now excluded from the segment analysis.
2 | Revenue less pass-through costs is revenue less media, and other pass-through costs. Pass-through costs comprise fees paid to external suppliers where they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project and are charged directly to clients, predominantly media costs. See note 4 for more details of the pass-through costs.
3 | A reconciliation from operating (loss)/profit to headline operating profit is provided in note 23.
Contributions by Geographical Area | Reported contributions by geographical area were as follows:
Continuing operations |  | Six months ended 30 June 2020 |  |  | Six months ended 30 June 2019 1 |  |  | Year ended 31 December 2019 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America 2 |  |  | 2,177.1 |  |  |  | 2,334.3 |  |  |  | 4,854.7 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 757.6 |  |  |  | 907.7 |  |  |  | 1,797.1 |
Western Continental Europe |  |  | 1,092.9 |  |  |  | 1,263.6 |  |  |  | 2,628.8 |
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe |  |  | 1,555.1 |  |  |  | 1,862.6 |  |  |  | 3,953.5 |
|  |  | 5,582.7 |  |  |  | 6,368.2 |  |  |  | 13,234.1 |
Revenue less pass-through costs 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America 2 |  |  | 1,856.1 |  |  |  | 1,951.3 |  |  |  | 4,034.3 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 585.6 |  |  |  | 692.6 |  |  |  | 1,390.1 |
Western Continental Europe |  |  | 919.5 |  |  |  | 1,041.7 |  |  |  | 2,176.4 |
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe |  |  | 1,306.5 |  |  |  | 1,513.8 |  |  |  | 3,245.7 |
Headline operating profit 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America 2 |  |  | 215.4 |  |  |  | 278.3 |  |  |  | 662.0 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 35.4 |  |  |  | 86.7 |  |  |  | 188.5 |
Western Continental Europe |  |  | 43.8 |  |  |  | 96.5 |  |  |  | 261.5 |
Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa & Middle East and Central & Eastern Europe |  |  | 87.7 |  |  |  | 155.8 |  |  |  | 448.6 |
|  |  | 382.3 |  |  |  | 617.3 |  |  |  | 1,560.6 |
Notes
1 | Figures for the period ended 30 June 2019 have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in note 13 .
2 | North America includes the US with revenue of £2,065.2 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £2,203.8 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £4,576.5 million), revenue less pass-through costs of £1,757.5 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £1,843.0 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £3,806.3 million) and headline operating profit of £207.1 million (period ended 30 June 2019: £262.8 million; year ended 31 December 2019: £620.6 million).
3 | Revenue less pass-through costs is revenue less media and other pass-through costs. Pass-through costs comprise fees paid to external suppliers where they are engaged to perform part or all of a specific project and are charged directly to clients, predominantly media costs. See note 4 for more details of the pass-through costs.
4 | A reconciliation from operating (loss)/ profit to headline operating profit is provided in note 2 3 .

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