Notes 16-20
- 16. Inventory
- 17. Trade and other receivables
- 18. Cash and cash equivalents
- 19. Called up share capital
- 20. Share-based payments
16. Inventory
| 2009 £m |
2008 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Goods held for resale | 412 | 417 |
Inventory is reported net of allowances for obsolescence, an analysis of which is as follows:
| 2009 £m |
2008 £m |
2007 £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | 118 | 100 | 97 |
| Exchange movements | 13 | 11 | (2) |
| Amounts (credited)/charged to the income statement | (20) | 7 | 5 |
| 31 March | 111 | 118 | 100 |
Cost of sales includes amounts related to inventory amounting to £4,853 million (2008: £4,320 million; 2007: £3,797 million).