Papua New Guinea - Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories (current US$)

The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Papua New Guinea was $73,345,160 as of 2004. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $285,196,300 in 1997 and ($97,112,250) in 1989.

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
1960 $0
1961 $1,456,000
1962 $112,000
1963 $2,016,000
1964 $6,272,001
1965 $8,959,570
1966 $6,271,699
1967 $6,047,710
1968 $7,615,635
1969 $6,831,672
1970 $11,759,440
1971 $13,593,110
1972 $16,526,950
1973 $16,190,880
1974 $28,132,630
1975 $42,806,650
1976 $28,884,960
1977 $52,059,640
1978 $61,926,930
1979 $80,219,160
1980 $54,255,480
1981 $10,995,540
1982 ($19,228,170)
1983 ($7,415,381)
1984 $79,568,220
1985 $33,789,860
1986 ($32,427,420)
1987 $37,559,200
1988 $144,735,300
1989 ($97,112,250)
1990 ($21,979,820)
1991 ($23,109,240)
1992 $72,568,940
1993 ($43,438,270)
1994 $140,995,000
1995 $111,435,400
1996 $284,370,300
1997 $285,196,300
1998 $148,915,600
1999 $148,330,800
2000 $51,962,060
2001 $55,214,300
2002 $53,049,200
2003 $62,577,960
2004 $73,345,160

Changes in inventories (current LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 236,296,100 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 409,000,000 in 1997 and a minimum value of -83,400,000 in 1989.

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
1960 0
1961 1,300,000
1962 100,000
1963 1,800,000
1964 5,600,000
1965 8,000,000
1966 5,600,000
1967 5,400,000
1968 6,800,000
1969 6,100,000
1970 10,500,000
1971 12,000,000
1972 13,800,000
1973 11,400,000
1974 19,600,000
1975 32,700,000
1976 22,900,000
1977 41,200,000
1978 43,900,000
1979 57,100,000
1980 36,400,000
1981 7,400,000
1982 -14,200,000
1983 -6,200,000
1984 71,500,000
1985 33,800,000
1986 -31,500,000
1987 34,100,000
1988 125,500,000
1989 -83,400,000
1990 -21,000,000
1991 -22,000,000
1992 70,000,000
1993 -42,500,000
1994 141,700,000
1995 148,900,000
1996 374,800,000
1997 409,000,000
1998 306,662,000
1999 376,612,000
2000 143,664,700
2001 186,309,600
2002 206,138,600
2003 222,383,300
2004 236,296,100

Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 176,478,500 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 464,193,800 in 1997 and a minimum value of -155,221,400 in 1989.

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
1965 0
1966 64,483,000
1967 60,072,100
1968 63,287,800
1969 79,816,100
1970 127,705,800
1971 144,299,200
1972 107,751,800
1973 60,912,300
1974 86,327,500
1975 132,956,900
1976 115,313,300
1977 131,486,600
1978 89,268,000
1979 168,244,000
1980 93,888,800
1981 18,063,700
1982 -31,296,300
1983 -13,022,600
1984 133,587,000
1985 51,040,300
1986 -49,780,100
1987 52,720,700
1988 214,873,600
1989 -155,221,400
1990 -36,127,300
1991 -38,437,800
1992 115,523,400
1993 -67,423,600
1994 218,654,200
1995 195,759,600
1996 441,509,300
1997 464,193,800
1998 306,662,000
1999 364,580,800
2000 129,012,200
2001 159,873,700
2002 167,034,000
2003 167,845,300
2004 176,478,500

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts