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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

6. INVENTORIES

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, inventories consisted of:

    

2022

    

2021

(Dollars in thousands)

Finished shoes

$

151,370

$

99,244

LIFO reserve

 

(23,394)

 

(28,218)

Total inventories

$

127,976

$

71,026

Finished shoes included inventory in-transit of $33.2 million and $52.6 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022, approximately 94% of our inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 6% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting. At December 31, 2021, approximately 90% of our inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 10% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting.

During 2022, there were no liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2022 purchases. During 2021, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2021 purchases; the effect of the liquidations decreased cost of sales by $181,000.