Australia - Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in Australia was -7,641,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,767,000,000 in 1999 and a minimum value of -7,641,000,000 in 2020.

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 constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1975 4,742,000,000
1976 524,000,000
1977 3,448,000,000
1978 -1,544,000,000
1979 3,756,000,000
1980 2,486,000,000
1981 1,144,000,000
1982 3,428,000,000
1983 -4,156,000,000
1984 2,966,000,000
1985 3,171,000,000
1986 2,105,000,000
1987 -2,862,000,000
1988 2,165,000,000
1989 4,627,000,000
1990 8,385,000,000
1991 -1,291,000,000
1992 -3,843,000,000
1993 1,024,000,000
1994 2,100,000,000
1995 5,013,000,000
1996 3,598,000,000
1997 6,039,000,000
1998 4,632,000,000
1999 8,767,000,000
2000 2,929,000,000
2001 2,606,000,000
2002 1,285,000,000
2003 -1,648,000,000
2004 6,103,000,000
2005 8,459,000,000
2006 -3,036,000,000
2007 1,882,000,000
2008 5,504,000,000
2009 -5,675,000,000
2010 -2,743,000,000
2011 5,377,000,000
2012 6,576,000,000
2013 94,000,000
2014 -3,952,000,000
2015 1,163,000,000
2016 951,000,000
2017 1,966,000,000
2018 3,668,000,000
2019 -1,076,000,000
2020 -7,641,000,000

Base Period: varies by country

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts