保持适度的存货数量是制造业和商业中的经营者所经常面临的投资决策。存货是处于生产过程中的产品和待出售的成品的存量，包括原材料、在产品和企业暂时持有的待售的产成品。每年存货与最终产品产量之间的比值在美国大约为23%-35%，也就是说，企业拥有的存货实际上相当于3-4个月的最终产品的价值。
除了现金，典型的流动资产还包括短期投资，包括可交易证券、应收票据、应收账款、存货和预付费用。
In addition to cash, current assets typically include temporary investments in marketable securities, notes receivable, accounts receivable, merchandise inventory and prepaid expense.
国内投资总额(简写为GDI)：一个国家增加的固定资产开支，加上存货变动的净值。
Gross domestic investment - GDI: Outlays for additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus the net value of inventory changes.
若投资者购买公司的证券，公司就用筹得的资金支付厂房、设备、技术或存货等实物资产的价款。
When investors buy these securities from companies, the firms use the money so raised to pay for real assets, such as plant, equipment, technology, or inventory.
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