pre_text: 17 Inventories The write-down of inventories recognised as an expense during the year in respect of continuing operations was £0.7m (2018: £3.5m). This comprises a cost of £5.1m (2018: £4.8m) to write-down inventory to net realisable value reduced by £4.4m (2018: £1.3m) for reversal of previous write-down reassessed as a result of customer demand. The value of inventories expected to be recovered after more than 12 months is £13.4m (2018: £11.2m). There is no material difference between the Statement of Financial Position value of inventories and their replacement cost. None of the inventory has been pledged as security.
table: 2019 2018
table: £m £m
table: Raw materials, consumables and components 72.2 53.0
table: Work in progress 25.5 25.7
table: Finished goods and goods for resale 88.2 81.9
table: Total inventories 185.9 160.6
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in total inventories from 2018 to 2019?