The current asset portion of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s balance sheet is as follows (in $000s).

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Prepare a horizontal analysis of American Eagle's current assets, rounding your answers to one decimalplace.

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Fiscal Year Ended January 28, 2012 January 29, 2011 Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Short-term investments Merchandise inventory Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses and other Deferred income taxes 719,545 25,499 378,426 40,310 74,947 48,761 $1,287,488 $ 667,59:3 67,102 301,208 36,721 53,727 48,059 $1,174,410 Total current assets