Papua New Guinea - 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 |
Base Period: varies by country
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
