[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.