Note 10 - Inventories

The change in inventories is reported under the item "Costs of goods sold" and, for the Group, amounts to SEK 2,221 m (2011: SEK 2,450 m). The corresponding item for the Parent Company amounts to SEK 681 m (2011: SEK 770 m).

The Group's impairment write-down of inventory to the net realizable value amounts to SEK 20 m (2011: SEK 5 m). Impairment for the year is reported as a restructuring cost in connection with the planned closure within the Tissue business area. The Parent Company's reported impairment write-down of inventory amounts to SEK 8 m (2011: SEK 4 m). No reversal of write-downs has taken place in 2012 or 2011.