Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVENTORIES

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INVENTORIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
INVENTORIES

5. INVENTORIES

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Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using LIFO, first-in first-out, and average cost methods for different components of inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

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June 30, 

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December 31, 

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2019

    

2018

Raw materials and supplies

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$

222

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$

215

Work in progress

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55

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51

Finished goods

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868

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927

Total

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1,145

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1,193

LIFO reserves

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(51)

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(59)

Net inventories

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$

1,094

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$

1,134

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For both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, approximately 13% of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method.