[Economic Indicators September, 1996]
[Page Number 7]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
FARM INCOME

In the fourth quarter of 1995, according to revised estimates, gross 
farm income fell $10.1 billion (annual rate) and net farm income fell 
$9.6 billion.
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                                        [Billions of dollars; quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]                                       
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                                                                                         Income of farm operators from farming                          
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                                                                                      Gross farm income                                                 
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                            Period                                                 Cash marketing receipts                                              
                                                                           ---------------------------------------   Value of    Production    Net farm 
                                                                 Total\1\                 Livestock                 inventory     expenses      income  
                                                                               Total         and         Crops      changes\2\                          
                                                                                           products                                                     
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1986.........................................................        156.1        135.4         71.6         63.8         -2.2        125.1         31.1
1987r........................................................        168.4        141.8         76.0         65.8         -2.3        131.0         37.4
1988r........................................................        177.9        151.2         79.6         71.6         -4.1        139.9         38.0
1989r........................................................        191.9        160.8         83.9         76.9          3.8        146.7         45.3
1990r........................................................        198.2        169.5         89.2         80.3          3.3        153.4         44.8
1991r........................................................        191.9        167.9         85.8         82.1          -.2        153.3         38.5
1992r........................................................        200.6        171.3         85.6         85.7          4.2        152.5         48.0
1993r........................................................        204.2        177.6         90.2         87.5         -4.5        160.5         43.7
1994r........................................................        215.8        180.8         88.1         92.6          8.2        167.4         48.4
1995r........................................................        210.4        185.8         86.8         98.9         -3.4        175.6         34.8
                                                                                                                                                        
1994:Ir......................................................        221.2        179.9         92.1         87.9         10.2        164.5         56.7
      IIr....................................................        208.6        170.8         82.9         88.0          9.6        166.8         41.8
      IIIr...................................................        214.1        186.9         97.7         89.2          7.3        168.8         45.3
      IVr....................................................        219.4        185.5         79.9        105.5          5.8        169.6         49.8
                                                                                                                                                        
1995:Ir......................................................        208.3        180.6         83.2         97.4         -4.1        172.4         35.9
      IIr....................................................        206.4        181.0         81.6         99.4         -3.9        175.4         30.9
      IIIr...................................................        218.5        199.8         96.1        103.7         -3.0        177.5         41.0
      IVr....................................................        208.4        181.5         86.5         95.1         -2.4        177.0         31.4
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    \1\Cash marketing receipts and 
inventory changes plus Government 
payments, other farm cash income, 
and nonmoney income furnished by 
farms.
    \2\Physical changes in end-of-
year inventory of crop and livestock 
commodities valued at average prices 
during the year.
    Note.--Data include net 
Commodity Credit Corporation loans 
and operator households.
    Quarterly data plotted for 1989 
through 1993 in chart do not reflect 
previous revisions to annual data in 
table.

    Sources: Department of 
           Agriculture.