Jamaica - Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories (current US$)

The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Jamaica was $27,650,920 as of 2010. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $103,720,300 in 1973 and $2,520,001 in 1970.

Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1965 $25,619,990
1966 $28,699,990
1967 $34,382,440
1968 $38,759,970
1969 $40,439,980
1970 $2,520,001
1971 $66,642,520
1972 $34,659,790
1973 $103,720,300
1974 $51,700,050
1975 $66,550,070
1976 $44,330,040
1977 $12,870,010
1978 $44,860,880
1979 $42,101,610
1980 $38,789,280
1981 $69,270,580
1982 $31,772,410
1983 $62,208,330
1984 $46,464,390
1985 $46,073,100
1986 $22,800,990
1987 $32,679,220
1988 $17,891,780
1989 $34,083,940
1990 $24,707,600
1991 $24,496,780
1992 $11,332,580
1993 $31,685,210
1994 $10,058,660
1995 $22,477,300
1996 $11,317,480
1997 $18,514,610
2005 $2,633,240
2006 $42,578,340
2007 $25,186,270
2008 $52,962,220
2009 $22,540,290
2010 $27,650,920

Changes in inventories (current LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Jamaica was 2,380,550,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,855,500,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 2,100,000 in 1970.

Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and ""work in progress."" Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 18,300,000
1966 20,500,000
1967 24,900,000
1968 32,300,000
1969 33,700,000
1970 2,100,000
1971 55,500,000
1972 26,600,000
1973 93,600,000
1974 47,000,000
1975 60,500,000
1976 40,300,000
1977 11,700,000
1978 63,400,000
1979 74,300,000
1980 69,100,000
1981 123,400,000
1982 56,600,000
1983 120,200,000
1984 183,200,000
1985 256,100,000
1986 124,900,000
1987 179,300,000
1988 98,200,000
1989 195,800,000
1990 177,500,000
1991 296,800,000
1992 260,200,000
1993 790,500,000
1994 332,800,000
1995 789,900,000
1996 420,100,000
1997 655,500,000
2005 164,000,000
2006 2,799,100,000
2007 1,736,600,000
2008 3,855,500,000
2009 2,000,000,000
2010 2,380,550,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts