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€ million |
2008 |
2007 |
Cost of raw materials and of goods for resale |
28,660 |
21,484 |
Cost of purchased services |
4,026 |
5,049 |
|
32,686 |
26,533 |
The cost of raw materials used also contains expenses for the use and disposal of spent nuclear fuel assemblies as well as €0 million (previous year: €24 million) in taxes paid for RWE Dea’s foreign production companies.
Cost of materials in exploration activities amounted to €209 million in the reporting period (previous year: €133 million).
A total of €36,093 million in energy trading revenue (previous year: €22,590 million) was netted out against cost of materials. Changes in the scope of consolidation resulted in an increase of €192 million in the cost of materials.
