17 Inventories
|
2010 £m |
2009 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and consumables | 1,893 | 1,587 |
| Finished goods and work in progress | 1,531 | 1,443 |
| Goods purchased for resale | 184 | 231 |
| 3,608 | 3,261 |
Inventories pledged as security for liabilities amount to £17 million (2009: £10 million). Write-offs taken to other operating expenses in the Group income statement comprise £45 million (2009: £63 million), including amounts relating to restructuring costs.