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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, inventories consisted of:

    

2023

    

2022

(Dollars in thousands)

Finished shoes

$

94,663

$

151,370

LIFO reserve

 

(19,773)

 

(23,394)

Total inventories

$

74,890

$

127,976

Finished shoes included inventory in-transit of $16.7 million and $33.2 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. At December 31, 2023, approximately 91% of our inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 9% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting. 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.

During 2023, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at higher costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2023 purchases. The effect of these liquidations increased cost of sales by $2.1 million. 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.