[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In November, prices received by farmers rose 2.2 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 ..................................... 101 106 97 115 114 113 88
1998:Nov ................................. 99 101 97 114 112 110 87
Dec ................................ 98 100 97 114 112 110 86
1999:Jan ................................. 97 98 96 115 113 111 84
Feb ................................ 96 98 94 115 113 110 83
Mar ................................ 96 99 95 115 113 110 83
Apr ................................ 96 103 90 115 114 111 83
May ................................ 99 105 93 115 113 111 86
June ............................... 98 101 95 115 114 111 85
July ............................... 95 95 94 115 113 111 83
Aug ................................ 99 100 97 115 113 111 86
Sept ............................... 97 95 98 116 114 112 84
Oct r............................... 91 88 96 117 115 113 78
Nov ................................ 93 89 98 117 116 114 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.