This item comprises:
| XLS |
€ million |
Dec. 31, 2009 |
Dec. 31, 2008 |
Raw materials and production supplies |
174.1 |
253.6 |
Work in progress, finished goods and goods purchased for resale |
1,193.8 |
1,152.3 |
Advance payments |
– |
1.5 |
|
1,367.9 |
1,407.4 |
Write-downs of inventories amounted to € 141.7 million as of the balance sheet date (2008: € 93.5 million). The fair value of inventories that were written down amounts to € 526.3 million (2008: € 377.6 million). As of the balance sheet date, no inventories were used to secure liabilities.
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