United States - Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in United States was -42,010,600,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 136,785,000,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of -176,292,000,000 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 constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1970 7,184,036,000
1971 32,094,530,000
1972 32,968,420,000
1973 50,103,330,000
1974 37,372,690,000
1975 -16,426,050,000
1976 44,004,950,000
1977 55,387,470,000
1978 58,526,130,000
1979 35,969,890,000
1980 -12,048,620,000
1981 50,047,660,000
1982 -25,358,870,000
1983 -10,050,290,000
1984 100,034,000,000
1985 32,199,910,000
1986 10,533,470,000
1987 42,348,630,000
1988 27,786,690,000
1989 38,805,330,000
1990 20,932,730,000
1991 -2,291,614,000
1992 22,700,400,000
1993 28,098,870,000
1994 87,980,080,000
1995 40,332,410,000
1996 39,485,350,000
1997 94,867,850,000
1998 91,315,600,000
1999 86,915,300,000
2000 78,189,270,000
2001 -52,903,970,000
2002 24,203,620,000
2003 19,791,390,000
2004 82,168,030,000
2005 63,363,870,000
2006 86,602,130,000
2007 40,343,340,000
2008 -32,480,270,000
2009 -176,292,000,000
2010 56,950,340,000
2011 46,435,750,000
2012 70,798,440,000
2013 108,024,000,000
2014 85,797,830,000
2015 136,785,000,000
2016 35,497,650,000
2017 33,405,870,000
2018 65,336,350,000
2019 74,706,620,000
2020 -42,010,600,000

Base Period: varies by country

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts