| 2008 '000 |
2007 '000 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | 40,009 | 18,071 | |
| Finished goods | 216,259 | 195,342 | |
| Consumables | 11,154 | 11,644 | |
| 267,422 | 225,057 |
Included in the above are inventories carried at fair value less costs to sell amounting to 115.3 million (2007: 3.1 million). The amounts written off in respect of these inventories was 18.8 million.