Definition

Inventories that without being goods for resale or raw materials comprise the following assets:
- Components: These are the ones normally manufactured outside the company and acquired by the company for incorporation in production, with no further transformation.
- Fuel: Storable materials for providing energy.
- Spare parts: Parts to be assembled as part of installations, equipment or machines in substitution of other
similar parts including spare parts that are stored for less than one year.
- Sundry materials: Other consumable materials that will not be incorporated into the finished product.
- Packaging: Covers, casings and wrappings, generally not recoverable, used to protect products or merchandise during transit.
- Containers: Receptacles or vessels normally sold along with the product contained therein.
- Office supplies: Supplies used in offices, except where the company opts to consider that office materials acquired during the reporting period are used within that same period.

Source

Short-Term Stock and Inventory Survey. Methodology

Topic

• Economic accounts

Statistical operations

(links to the Inventory of Statistical Operations)

• 30063 - Stock Statistics

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