[Economic Indicators October, 2000]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In October, prices received by farmers fell 6.1 percent while prices
paid by farmers rose 0.8 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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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 ..................................... 107 115 98 118 118 119 90
1998 ..................................... 101 106 97 115 114 113 88
1999...................................... r 95 96 95 115 r 113 r 111 83
1999:Oct ................................. 91 88 96 116 114 r 112 78
Nov ................................ 93 89 98 116 r 114 r 112 80
Dec................................. 91 r 89 95 117 115 r 113 78
2000:Jan.................................. 90 r 88 94 118 116 114 76
Feb................................. 92 r 91 94 119 117 115 77
Mar................................. 95 r 95 96 119 r 117 r 115 80
Apr ................................ 101 r 102 100 119 118 116 85
May................................. 102 105 99 r 119 118 116 r 86
June ............................... r 100 99 100 120 118 116 83
July................................ 98 96 100 r 119 118 116 82
Aug................................. 98 99 97 119 117 115 82
Sept r.............................. 98 98 98 120 118 116 82
Oct................................. 92 89 96 121 119 117 76
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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.