Inventories

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

7.	Inventories

Inventories are comprised of the following:


	Yen in millions
	April 1		March 31
	2020		2021		2022
Finished products		322,103		398,474		533,612
Work in process		142,935		133,560		163,206
Raw materials, purchased components and supplies		94,741		104,634		177,189

Inventories		559,779		636,668		874,007

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, the write-downs of inventories were 73,594 million yen and 80,546 million yen, respectively.

For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, the amounts of inventories expensed and included in cost of sales were 2,057,248 million yen and 2,495,769 million yen, respectively. Included within these amounts for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 were employee benefits expenses of 269,428 million yen and 282,765 million yen, respectively, and depreciation and amortization expenses of 192,760 million yen and 201,860 million yen, respectively. Other cost of sales mainly consists of material costs, subcontractor costs and other professional service fees.