Notes to the consolidated
financial statements

16. Inventory

  2010
£m
2009
£m
Goods held for resale 433 412

Inventory is reported net of allowances for obsolescence, an analysis of which is as follows:

  2010
£m
2009
£m
2008
£m
1 April 111 118 100
Exchange movements 5 13 11
Amounts charged /(credited) to the income statement 4 (20) 7
31 March 120 111 118

Cost of sales includes amounts related to inventory amounting to £5,268 million (2009: £4,853 million; 2008: £4,320 million).

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