Japan - Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories (current US$)

The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Japan was $19,449,650,000 as of 2019. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $29,452,540,000 in 2008 and ($54,010,840,000) 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 current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1994 $1,559,568,000
1995 $18,176,770,000
1996 $22,218,420,000
1997 $23,659,630,000
1998 $12,632,800,000
1999 ($32,527,470,000)
2000 ($3,463,075,000)
2001 $1,049,133,000
2002 ($15,123,460,000)
2003 ($2,367,737,000)
2004 $15,377,150,000
2005 $7,309,138,000
2006 $1,511,617,000
2007 $16,652,580,000
2008 $29,452,540,000
2009 ($54,010,840,000)
2010 ($1,689,453,000)
2011 $11,805,980,000
2012 $14,506,750,000
2013 ($7,240,076,000)
2014 ($2,359,720,000)
2015 $8,618,352,000
2016 $3,748,406,000
2017 $10,231,250,000
2018 $18,491,590,000
2019 $19,449,650,000

Changes in inventories (current LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Japan was 2,120,200,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,044,200,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of -5,053,800,000,000 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 current local currency.

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

Year Value
1994 159,400,000,000
1995 1,709,700,000,000
1996 2,416,900,000,000
1997 2,862,600,000,000
1998 1,653,700,000,000
1999 -3,705,100,000,000
2000 -373,200,000,000
2001 127,500,000,000
2002 -1,896,300,000,000
2003 -274,500,000,000
2004 1,663,700,000,000
2005 805,600,000,000
2006 175,800,000,000
2007 1,960,900,000,000
2008 3,044,200,000,000
2009 -5,053,800,000,000
2010 -148,300,000,000
2011 942,200,000,000
2012 1,157,500,000,000
2013 -706,600,000,000
2014 -250,000,000,000
2015 1,043,200,000,000
2016 407,800,000,000
2017 1,147,600,000,000
2018 2,041,900,000,000
2019 2,120,200,000,000

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts