Note 21. Inventories
| Typ av varulager | ||||
| MSEK | Koncernen | |||
| MSEK | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Type of inventory | ||||
| Consolidated | ||||
| SEK millions | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| Råvaror och förnödenheter | Raw materials and consumables | 4,453 | 4,862 | |
| Varor under tillverkning | Work in progress | 4,597 | 3,871 | |
| Färdiga varor och handelsvaror | Finished goods & goods for resale | 5,363 | 5,535 | |
| Förskott till leverantörer | Advance payments to suppliers | 1,161 | 682 | |
| Totalt | Total | 15,574 | 14,950 | |
Obsolescence related to inventories amounts to and has changed as follows:
| Inkurans | ||||||||
| Koncernen | ||||||||
| MSEK | 1 januari | Omräkningsdifferens | Förvärvat | Nedskrivning | Återföring av tidigare nedskrivning | 31 december | ||
| Obsolescence | ||||||||
| Consolidated | ||||||||
| SEK millions | January 1 | Translation difference | Acquired | Write down | Reversal of previous write down | December 31 | ||
| År: | Year: | |||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 1,709 | -51 | – | 312 | -209 | 1,761 | |
| 2024 | 2024 | 1,761 | 67 | – | 218 | -176 | 1,869 | |
The Group’s inventories have been accounted for after deduction for inter-company gains in inventory due to internal sales within the Group. The inter-company profit reserve at the end of 2024 amounts to SEK 757 (731) million.