[Economic Indicators October, 2001]
[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 9.5 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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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 ..................................... 102 107 97 115 114 113 89
1999...................................... r 95 96 95 115 113 111 83
2000 ..................................... 96 96 97 120 118 116 80
2000:Oct ................................. 93 91 97 121 119 117 77
Nov ................................ 98 96 99 r 121 120 118 r 81
Dec ................................ 99 97 101 122 121 119 81
2001:Jan ................................. 96 93 100 r 124 123 121 77
Feb ................................ 99 97 102 124 123 r 120 80
Mar ................................ 103 98 108 124 122 120 83
Apr ................................ 105 102 108 124 122 120 85
May ................................ r 107 105 110 124 122 120 r 86
June ............................... 107 r 100 112 124 122 120 86
July ............................... 107 102 112 123 122 120 87
Aug................................. 109 107 111 123 r 121 r 119 89
Sept r.............................. 105 101 110 123 121 119 85
Oct ................................ 95 87 106 123 121 119 77
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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.