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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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12) | INVENTORIES
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated balance of inventories was summarized as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Finished goods |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 309 |  |  |  | 320 |
Materials and spare parts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 271 |  |  |  | 263 |
Raw materials |  |  |  |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | 194 |
Work-in-process |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 195 |
Inventory in transit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 17 |
|  | $ |  |  |  |  | 971 |  |  |  | 989 |
For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, CEMEX recognized within “Cost of sales” in the income statement, inventory impairment losses of $9, $6 and $6, respectively.

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