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INVENTORIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

NOTE 8 — INVENTORIES

Inventories in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are comprised of the following components:

    

    

June 30, 2024

    

December 31, 2023

Raw materials

$

143,479

$

160,809

Work-in-process

 

150,469

 

125,756

Finished goods

 

288,782

 

276,299

Total

$

582,730

$

562,864

At June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately 35% and 37%, respectively, of total inventories were valued using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method. The excess of current cost over LIFO cost was $127,171 and $129,946 at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.