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(3) Cost of materials

Cost of materials
€ million
2009 2008
Cost of raw materials and of goods for resale 26,170 28,660
Cost of purchased services 3,668 4,026
29,838 32,686

The cost of raw materials also includes expenses for the use and disposal of spent nuclear fuel assemblies.

Cost of materials in exploration activities amounted to €133 million in the reporting period (previous year: €209 million).

A total of €50,272 million in energy trading revenue (previous year: €36,093 million) was netted out against cost of materials. Changes in the scope of consolidation resulted in an increase of €996 million in the cost of materials.