11 Inventory

 
2007
£m
Restated*
2006
£m
Raw materials 223 156
Work in progress 732 766
Long-term contracts work in progress 93 121
Finished goods 1,123 771
Payments on account 32 31
Inventory per balance sheet 2,203 1,845
Progress payments received against other inventory (426) (398)
Net inventory after progress payments 1,777 1,447
Inventories stated at net realisable value 154 116
Amount of inventory write-down 79 46
Reversal of inventory write-down 6 7
* Progress payments included in the prior year have been reclassified as follows: received against long-term contracts (£18m) offset against 'Long-term contracts work in progress' above; received against other inventory (£398m) included within 'Trade and other payables'- see note 15.

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