Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Details of inventories

(1) Details of inventories as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
	December 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Acquisition cost		Write- down			Carrying amount		Acquisition cost		Write- down			Carrying amount
Merchandise	￦	268,366		(8,842	)		259,524		251,463		(7,488	)		243,975
Finished goods		1,260		(251	)		1,009		1,889		(557	)		1,332
Work in process		3,985		(338	)		3,647		1,906		(956	)		950
Raw materials		11,729		(2,706	)		9,023		10,426		(3,249	)		7,177
Supplies		14,850		—			14,850		18,969		—			18,969
	￦	300,190		(12,137	)		288,053		284,653		(12,250	)		272,403

Amount of the inventory write-downs charged to the consolidated statement of income and write-off of inventories

(2) The amount of the inventory write-downs and write-off of inventories charged to statement of income are as follows:

(In millions of won)
	2018			2017			2016
Charged to cost of products that have been resold	￦	2,509			6,079			3,751
Write-off upon sale		(2,396	)		(2,820	)		(1,299	)