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16 Inventories
17 Receivables
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Ahold Annual Report 2012
Notes to the consolidated
financial statements
Ahold at a glance
Our strategy
Our performance
Governan
Financials
Investors
million
December 30,
2012
January 1,
2012
Finished products and merchandise inventories
1,497
1,468
Raw materials, packaging materials, technical supplies and other
45
41
1,542
1,509
Valuation allowance
(50)
(43)
Total inventories
1,492
1,466
In 2012, €645 million has been recognized as a write-off of inventories in the income statement (201 1
a result of exchange rate differences, inflation and new stores.
€549 million). The increase was mainly related to Ahold USA (€83 million),
primarily as
million
December 30,
2012
January 1,
2012
Trade receivables
424
385
Vendor allowance receivables
212
214
Other receivables
174
168
810
767
Provision for impairment
(17)
(16)
Total receivables
793
751
At December 30, 2012, the aging analysis of receivables was as follows:
Past due
Not past
0-3
3-6
6-12
12
million
Total
due
months
months
months
months
Trade receivables 424 345 59 8 3 9
Vendor allowance receivables
212
173
35
3
1
Other receivables
174
95
54
14
4
7
810
613
1 48
25
7
17
Provision for impairment
(17)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(11)
Total receivables
793
613
145
24
5
6
At January 12012, the aging analysis of receivables was as follows:
Past due
Not past
0-3
3-6
6-12
12
million
Total
due
months
months
months
months
Trade receivables 385 326 48 2 3 6
Vendor allowance receivables
214
166
45
1
1
1
Other receivables
168
100
40
13
7
8
767
592
133
16
11
15
Provision for impairment
(16)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(11)
Total receivables
751
591
132
15
9
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