Operating expenses are presented on the face of the income statement using a classification based on the functions “Cost of sales,” “Selling and marketing expenses,” “Administrative expenses” and “Research and development expenses.” Total expenses by function were distributed by nature as follows.
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January–December | |
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| SEK in millions | 2008 | 2007 |
| Goods purchased | 16,102 | 17,271 |
| Interconnect and roaming expenses | 16,663 | 14,998 |
| Other network expenses | 4,602 | 3,727 |
| Change in inventories | 56 | 81 |
| Personnel expenses (see also Note 32) | 15,056 | 13,477 |
| Marketing expenses | 7,423 | 6,941 |
| Other expenses | 11,294 | 10,308 |
| Amortization, depreciation and impairment losses (see also Note 11) | 12,057 | 11,704 |
| Total | 83,253 | 78,507 |
The main components of Other expenses are rent and leasing fees, consultants' services, IT expenses, energy expenses and travel expenses.