Inventories

The components of inventories were:



	October 31,			April 30,
(in thousands)	2018			2018
Raw materials	$	48,223		$	41,728
Work-in-process	48,250			44,905
Finished goods	35,423			34,111

Total FIFO inventories	131,896			120,744

Reserve to adjust inventories to LIFO value	(15,943		)	(15,943		)

Total inventories	$	115,953		$	104,801

Of the total inventory of $116.0 million, $64.9 million is carried under the FIFO method of accounting and $51.1 million is carried under the LIFO method as of October 31, 2018. Of the total inventory of $104.8 million, $56.6 million is carried under the FIFO method and $48.2 million is carried under the LIFO method as of April 30, 2018.