Inventories

Inventories as of April 1, 2017 and October 1, 2016 consisted of (in thousands):



	April 1, 2017		October 1, 2016
Raw materials	$	451,722	$	414,303
Work-in-process	66,855		69,423
Finished goods	91,132		80,405
Total inventories	$	609,709	$	564,131

Customer deposits are received by the Company for various reasons, including to offset certain obsolete and excess inventory risks. The total amount of customer deposits related to inventory and included within current liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 1, 2017 and October 1, 2016 was $82.3 million and $74.6 million, respectively.