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Inventories
 3 Months Ended
Jul. 25, 2015
Inventories  
Inventories

 

Note 4: Inventories

 

A summary of inventories is as follows:

 

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

 

7/25/15

 

4/25/15

 

Raw materials

 

$
99,605

 

$
75,024

 

Work in process

 
13,739

 
14,310

 

Finished goods

 
90,562

 
92,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIFO inventories

 
203,906

 
181,629

 

Excess of FIFO over LIFO

 
(24,958

)
(24,840

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories, net

 

$
178,948

 

$
156,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our raw material inventory was higher in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 due to the seasonality of our business.