Inventories

The components of inventories were:



	APRIL 30
(in thousands)	2019			2018
Raw materials	$	46,054		$	41,728
Work-in-process	43,794			44,905
Finished goods	34,873			34,111

Total FIFO inventories	124,721			120,744
Reserve to adjust inventories to LIFO value	(16,193		)	(15,943		)

Total inventories	$	108,528		$	104,801

Of the total inventory of $108.5 million, $58.6 million is carried under the FIFO method and $49.9 is carried under the LIFO method of accounting as of April 30, 2019. 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 of accounting as of April 30, 2018.