Notes to the Accounts
17. Stocks
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| all figures in £ millions | 2001 | 2000 |
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| Raw materials | 32 | 29 |
| Work in progress | 45 | 68 |
| Finished goods | 370 | 383 |
| Pre-publication costs | 402 | 348 |
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| 849 | 828 | |
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note 
The replacement cost of stocks is not materially
different from book value.
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