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Inventories
6 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2011
Inventories (Note 4): 
Inventory Disclosure Text Block

4.       First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $109.2 million as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2012 as compared to $93.0 million as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended October 1, 2011 was an increase of $12,754,000 as compared to a reduction of $645,000 for the three months ended October 2, 2010. The LIFO Reserve increased by $19,281,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2012 compared to a decrease of $4,777,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2011. This reflects the projected impact of increased inflationary cost increases expected in fiscal 2012 versus fiscal 2011.