Annual Report and Accounts 2006
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Notes to the Financial Statements
19. Inventories
| 2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and consumables | 230 | 210 | 228 |
| Work in progress | 67 | 66 | 60 |
| Finished goods and goods for resale | 431 | 437 | 421 |
| 728 | 713 | 709 |
The cost of inventories recognised as an expense for the period ended 31 December 2006 total £3,666 million (2005: £3,046 million; 2004: £2,534 million).