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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

9.

Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

June 30,

2021

 

 

September 30,

2020

 

Raw materials

 

$

785.8

 

 

$

745.7

 

Partially finished products

 

 

286.9

 

 

 

295.2

 

Finished products

 

 

317.8

 

 

 

565.0

 

Inventories at FIFO cost

 

 

1,390.5

 

 

 

1,605.9

 

Less: Excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost

 

 

(117.3

)

 

 

(100.5

)

 

 

$

1,273.2

 

 

$

1,505.4