[Economic Indicators October, 1999]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In September, prices received by farmers fell 5.2 percent while prices 
paid by farmers were unchanged. (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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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            97
1993......................................             101             102             100             104             103             104            97
1994......................................             100             105              95             106             106             106            94
1995......................................             102             112              92             109             108             108            93
1996......................................             112             127              99             115             115             115            98
1997 .....................................             107             116              98             118             118             119            90
1998 r....................................             101             106              97             115             114             113            88
 
1998:Oct r................................              99             100              98             114             112             110            87
      Nov r...............................              99             101              97             114             112             110            87
      Dec r...............................              98             100              97             114             112             110            86
 
1999:Jan r................................              97              98              96             115             113             111            84
      Feb r...............................              96              98              94             115             113             110            83
      Mar r...............................              96              99              95             115             113             110            83
      Apr r...............................              96             103              90             115             114             111            83
      May r...............................              99             105              93             115             113             111            86
      June r..............................              98             101              95             115             114             111            85
      July r..............................              95              95              94             115             113             111            83
      Aug r...............................              99             100              97             115             113             111            86
      Sept r..............................              97              95              98             116             114             112            84
      Oct.................................              92              88              97             116             114             113            79
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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.