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Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2005

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Note 6. Inventory, Materials, and Supplies, Net

 

Inventory, Materials, and Supplies, Net
(In Thousands)
Category Cost Flow Assumption FY 2005 FY 2004
Inventory      
Items Held for Current Sale      
NIST Standard Reference Materials First-in, first-out $22,853  $23,028 
Other Various   1,060    1,740 
Allowance for Excess, Obsolete, and Unserviceable Items      (317)
single underline		    (318)
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Total Inventory, Net    23,596   24,450 

Materials and Supplies		      
Items Held for Use      
NOAA’s National Logistics Support Center Weighted-average $48,992  $49,894 
NOAA's National Reconditioning Center Weighted-average  39,529   39,804 
Other Various   2,135    2,423 
Allowance for Excess, Obsolete, and Unserviceable Items   (17,607)
single underline		 (17,056)
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Total Materials and Supplies, Net    73,049 
single underline		  75,065 
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Total   $96,645 
double underline		 $99,515 
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NIST’s Standard Reference Materials Program provides reference materials for quality assurance of measurements, while NOAA’s Materials and Supplies are primarily repair parts for weather forecasting equipment.

 
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