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INVENTORIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES

NOTE 4 — INVENTORIES

Inventories are valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs existing at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these are subject to many factors beyond management's control, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.


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Index

Inventories consist of the following:

September 28, 2019

December 31, 2018

Inventory at FIFO

Finished products

$16,897

$17,313

Materials and work in process

67,763

62,975

Gross inventories

84,660

80,288

Less: LIFO reserve

(48,113)

(46,341)

Less: excess and obsolescence reserve

(3,566)

(2,527)

Net inventories

$32,981

$31,420