3. Inventories

(in TEUR) 2006 2005  
Finished goods 64,834 54,286
Work in progress 83,404 108,189
Raw materials 65,490 36,313  
  213,728 198,788  

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The write-down of inventory for obsolete and slow-moving items included as expense in the income statement amounts to EUR 4,570 thousand (2005: EUR 2,571 thousand).