Inventories

Inventories as of October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	2015		2014
Raw materials	$	407,637	$	371,641
Work-in-process	84,472		76,531
Finished goods	77,262		77,798
Total inventories	$	569,371	$	525,970

In certain circumstances, per contractual terms, customer deposits are received by the Company to offset obsolete and excess inventory risks. The total amount of customer deposits related to inventory and included within current liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 was $64.3 million and $51.0 million, respectively.