[Economic Indicators April, 1995]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In April, prices received by farmers rose 3.0 percent from their March 
level. Prices paid by farmers in April were unchanged from their January 
level. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
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                                                         [1990-92=100; not seasonally adjusted]                                                         
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                                                      Prices received by farmers                        Prices paid by farmers                          
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                                                                                                  All                                                   
                                                                                             commodities,      Production                               
                  Period                        All farm                     Livestock and     services,        items,         Production     Ratio \2\ 
                                               products          Crops         products        interest,       interest,         items                  
                                                                                              taxes, and      taxes, and                                
                                                                                            wage rates \1\    wage rates                                
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1985 .....................................              91              98              86              86              87              91           106
1986 .....................................              87              87              88              85              85              86           103
1987 .....................................              89              86              91              87              87              87           102
1988 .....................................              99             104              93              91              92              90           108
1989 .....................................             104             109             100              96              97              95           108
1990 .....................................             104             103             105              99              99              99           105
1991 .....................................             100             101              99             100             100             100            99
1992 .....................................              98             101              97             101             101             101            98
1993 .....................................             101             102             100             103             103             103            98
1994 .....................................             100             105              95             106             106             106            94
                                                                                                                                                        
1994: Apr ................................             102             106             100             107             107             108            95
      May ................................             101             107              97           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            94
      June ...............................             100             108              94           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            93
      July ...............................              97             101              93             106             105             105            92
      Aug ................................              97             101              94           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            92
      Sept ...............................              97             102              91           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            92
      Oct ................................              95              99              90             106             104             105            90
      Nov ................................              95             100              90           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            90
      Dec.................................              99             106              90           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            93
                                                                                                                                                        
1995: Jan.................................              98             103              93           r 108           r 107           r 106          r 91
      Feb.................................              98             102              94           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)          r 91
      Mar r...............................             100             109              93           (\3\)           (\3\)           (\3\)            93
      Apr.................................             103             120              91             108             107             106            95
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    \1\ Includes items not shown 
separately.
    \2\ Percentage ratio of index of 
prices received by farmers to index 
of prices paid, interest, taxes, and 
wage rates. See also footnote 3.
    \3\ Prices paid by farmers are 
available only for first month in 
quarter, and for each month the 
received/paid ratio is based on 
latest data available.
    Note.--The official indexes are 
published on a 1910-14 base as 
required by law. The indexes have 
been converted to a 1990-92=100 base 
to facilitate comparison with other 
indexes.

    Source: Department of 
Agriculture.