Historical Year Data · 2003

Inventories-to-Sales Ratio in 2003

Inventories-to-Sales Ratio opened 2003 at 1.35 and closed at 1.31, a -2.96% move for the year. The high of 1.37 was reached on April 1, and the low of 1.31 on September 1.

Open

1.35

2003-01

1.31

12 data points

High

1.37

Apr 1

Low

1.31

Sep 1

Full Year Change

-2.96%

2002 Change

-1.44%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	+0.00%
Feb	1.36	1.36	1.36	1.36	+0.00%
Mar	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.35	+0.00%
Apr	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	+0.00%
May	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.37	+0.00%
Jun	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34	+0.00%
Jul	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.33	+0.00%
Aug	1.32	1.32	1.32	1.32	+0.00%
Sep	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	+0.00%
Oct	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	+0.00%
Nov	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	+0.00%
Dec	1.31	1.31	1.31	1.31	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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