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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Inventories [Abstract] |
Disclosure of inventories [text block] | #### Inventories Inventories are summarized as follows: Philips Group Inventories in millions of EUR 2017 - 2018
| 2017 | 2018
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Raw materials and supplies | 715 | 876
Work in process | 358 | 366
Finished goods | 1,280 | 1,432
Inventories | 2,353 | 2,674
The write-down of inventories to net realizable value was EUR 159 million in 2018 (2017: EUR 150 million). The write-down is included in cost of sales.

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