[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In May, prices received by farmers rose 3.7 percent and prices paid by
farmers rose 0.9 percent. (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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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 r97
1993...................................... 101 102 100 103 102 103 98
1994...................................... 100 105 95 106 106 106 94
1995...................................... 102 112 92 110 109 109 r92
1995:May.................................. 100 117 88 109 r109 r108 92
June................................ 100 113 90 r110 109 r109 r91
July................................ 101 114 91 110 109 109 92
Aug................................. 102 114 92 r110 109 r109 r93
Sept................................ 105 115 94 110 109 109 95
Oct................................. 104 114 92 r111 r110 r110 r94
Nov................................. 106 117 94 111 r111 r111 95
Dec................................. 108 118 96 112 r112 r112 96
1996:Jan.................................. 108 122 94 r113 r113 r113 96
Feb................................. 106 122 93 113 r113 113 94
Mar................................. 109 128 93 114 114 r114 96
Aprr................................ 108 128 93 114 114 114 95
May................................. 112 132 96 115 114 116 97
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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.
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.