Notes to the accounts

**24 Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from continuing operating activities**
	2004 £m	2003 £m
Operating profit	52.2	47.4
Depreciation	13.4	13.0
Goodwill amortisation	13.0	12.4
Patent amortisation	0.1	-
Loss/(profit) on sale of tangible fixed assets	0.4	(0.3)
Increase in stocks	(9.3)	(2.1)
Increase in debtors	(15.0)	(4.8)
Increase in creditors	11.9	3.0
Decrease in provisions	(2.4)	(3.8)
Net cash inflow from operating activities	64.3	64.8

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