Table:
| Years ended August 31, | 2019 (1) | 2018 (2) | Change | Change in constant currency (3) | Foreign exchange impact (3) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (in thousands of dollars, except percentages) | $ | $ | % | % | $ |
| Canadian broadband services | 688,681 | 681,020 | 1.1 | 1.3 | (1,102) |
| American broadband services | 465,645 | 369,200 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 16,911 |
| Inter-segment eliminations and other | (46,386) | (43,402) | 6.9 | 6.8 | (12) |
|  | 1,107,940 | 1,006,818 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 15,797 |
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ADJUSTED EBITDA
(1) Fiscal 2019 average foreign exchange rate used for translation was 1.3255 USD/CDN.
(2) Fiscal 2018 was restated to comply with IFRS 15 and to reflect a change in accounting policy as well as to reclassify results from Cogeco Peer 1 as discontinued operations. For further details, please consult the "Accounting policies" and "Discontinued operations" sections.
(3) Fiscal 2019 actuals are translated at the average foreign exchange rate of fiscal 2018 which was 1.2773 USD/CDN.
Fiscal 2019 adjusted EBITDA increased by 10.0% (8.5% in constant currency) as a result of: • an increase in the American broadband services segment mainly as a result of strong organic growth combined with the impact of the MetroCast and FiberLight acquisitions; and • an increase in the Canadian broadband services segment resulting mainly from a decline in operating expenses.
For further details on the Corporation’s adjusted EBITDA, please refer to the "Segmented operating and financial results" section.
Question:
What was the increase in 2019 EBITDA?
Answer: 10.0%