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Defense Inventory: Procurement Transaction During Operations Desert Shield and Storm

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 19, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-268
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Summary:

The Pentagon's procurement of supplies and equipment during a three-year period encompassing the Persian Gulf war were relatively stable. Procurements rose during fiscal year 1991 but did not reach the peak level of two years earlier. Defense Department procurements for supply and equipment items fell from $73.1 billion in fiscal year 1989 to $71.7 billion in fiscal year 1990 and rose again to $73 billion in fiscal year 1991. From fiscal years 1990 to 1991, procurements by the Army, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency increased 6.6, 4.4, and 24.7 percent respectively; Navy procurements declined 12.2 percent. Overall procurements increased $1.3 billion, or two percent, during this period and were spread over most federal supply class categories. Commodities with significant increases included motor vehicles, electrical and electronic equipment, fuels, lubricants and oils, subsistence, and clothing and individual equipment.

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