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Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Inventories |
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Finished products |  | Ps. | 32,853 |  |  | Ps. | 27,145 |
Raw materials |  |  | 5,331 |  |  |  | 5,363 |
Spare parts |  |  | 1,198 |  |  |  | 1,362 |
Work in process |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 225 |
Inventories in transit |  |  | 1,528 |  |  |  | 1,591 |
|  | Ps. | 41,023 |  |  | Ps. | 35,686 |
Summary of Changes in Inventories | For the years ended 2019, 2018 and 2017, changes in inventories are comprised as follows and included in the consolidated income statement under the cost of goods sold caption:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress |  | Ps. | 221,540 |  |  | Ps. | 204,688 |  |  | Ps. | 188,022 |
Raw materials and consumables used |  |  | 84,502 |  |  |  | 79,825 |  |  |  | 85,568 |
Total |  | Ps. | 306,042 |  |  | Ps. | 284,513 |  |  | Ps. | 273,590 |

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