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€ million |
Dec 31, 2008 |
Dec 31, 2007 |
Raw materials, incl. nuclear fuel assemblies and earth excavated for lignite mining |
1,613 |
1,478 |
Work in progress-goods |
23 |
20 |
Work in progress-services |
47 |
68 |
Finished goods and goods for resale |
839 |
771 |
Prepayments |
18 |
15 |
|
2,540 |
2,352 |
Inventories were not subject to any restrictions on disposal and there were no further obligations.
The carrying amount of inventories acquired for resale purposes amounted to €99 million (previous year: €138 million).
Changes in the scope of consolidation resulted in an increase of €5 million in inventories.
