Japan - Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories (current US$)

The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Japan was ($48,223,740,000.00) as of 2009. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $33,209,060,000.00 in 2007 and ($48,223,740,000.00) in 2009.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $7,066,412,000.00
1971 $3,314,985,000.00
1972 $4,084,021,000.00
1973 $6,659,167,000.00
1974 $11,388,880,000.00
1975 $1,222,120,000.00
1976 $3,296,365,000.00
1977 $4,314,500,000.00
1978 $4,212,552,000.00
1979 $7,589,552,000.00
1980 $6,377,326,000.00
1981 $6,048,451,000.00
1982 $4,515,878,000.00
1983 $617,232,800.00
1984 $4,188,656,000.00
1985 $8,874,140,000.00
1986 $9,257,666,000.00
1987 $3,129,894,000.00
1988 $20,918,960,000.00
1989 $21,285,930,000.00
1990 $17,617,630,000.00
1991 $23,719,680,000.00
1992 $7,980,178,000.00
1993 $2,679,010,000.00
1994 ($6,905,540,000.00)
1995 $23,621,190,000.00
1996 $26,762,490,000.00
1997 $26,772,260,000.00
1998 $15,346,970,000.00
1999 ($27,598,000,000.00)
2000 $12,308,210,000.00
2001 $3,304,564,000.00
2002 ($7,917,026,000.00)
2003 $2,089,991,000.00
2004 $15,226,490,000.00
2005 $12,303,800,000.00
2006 $19,370,760,000.00
2007 $33,209,060,000.00
2008 $22,528,270,000.00
2009 ($48,223,740,000.00)

Changes in inventories (current LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Japan was -4,512,300,000,000.00 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,910,500,000,000.00 in 2007 and a minimum value of -4,512,300,000,000.00 in 2009.

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
1970 2,543,910,000,000.00
1971 1,162,490,000,000.00
1972 1,238,160,000,000.00
1973 1,809,310,000,000.00
1974 3,326,490,000,000.00
1975 362,710,000,000.00
1976 977,545,000,000.00
1977 1,158,490,000,000.00
1978 886,497,000,000.00
1979 1,663,170,000,000.00
1980 1,446,000,000,000.00
1981 1,333,900,000,000.00
1982 1,124,800,000,000.00
1983 146,600,000,000.00
1984 994,900,000,000.00
1985 2,116,800,000,000.00
1986 1,560,100,000,000.00
1987 452,700,000,000.00
1988 2,680,800,000,000.00
1989 2,936,700,000,000.00
1990 2,550,900,000,000.00
1991 3,195,200,000,000.00
1992 1,010,700,000,000.00
1993 297,900,000,000.00
1994 -705,800,000,000.00
1995 2,221,800,000,000.00
1996 2,911,200,000,000.00
1997 3,239,200,000,000.00
1998 2,009,000,000,000.00
1999 -3,143,600,000,000.00
2000 1,326,400,000,000.00
2001 401,600,000,000.00
2002 -992,700,000,000.00
2003 242,300,000,000.00
2004 1,647,400,000,000.00
2005 1,356,100,000,000.00
2006 2,252,800,000,000.00
2007 3,910,500,000,000.00
2008 2,328,500,000,000.00
2009 -4,512,300,000,000.00

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts