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INVENTORIES
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2023
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

(10)  Inventories

A majority of inventory owned by Deere & Company and its U.S. equipment subsidiaries are valued at cost on the “last-in, first-out” (LIFO) basis. If all of the Company’s inventories had been valued on a “first-in, first-out” (FIFO) basis, estimated inventories by major classification in millions of dollars would have been as follows:

    

April 30

    

October 30

    

May 1

 

2023

2022

2022

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

4,647

$

4,442

$

4,384

Work-in-process

1,262

 

1,190

 

1,640

Finished goods and parts

6,435

 

5,363

 

5,434

Total FIFO value

12,344

 

10,995

 

11,458

Less adjustment to LIFO value

2,631

 

2,500

 

2,428

Inventories

 

$

9,713

$

8,495

$

9,030