Note 10 – Inventories
Group | Parent Company | ||||
SEK m | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |
Raw materials and consumables | 165 | 146 | – | – | |
Work in progress | 8 | 6 | – | 0 | |
Finished goods and goods for resale | 435 | 384 | 88 | 89 | |
Advances to suppliers | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |
Total | 627 | 548 | 98 | 96 |
The change in inventories is reported under the item “Cost of goods sold” and, for the Group, amounts to SEK 3,361 m (2016: SEK 3,086 m). The corresponding item for the Parent Company amounts to SEK 772 m (2016: SEK 751 m).
The Group’s impairment write-down of inventory to the net realizable value amounts to SEK 5 m (2016: SEK 7 m). The Parent Company’s recognized impairment write-down of inventory amounts to SEK 2 m (2016: SEK 3 m). Impairment losses have been reversed in 2017 in the amount of SEK 0 m (2016: SEK 0 m).