[Economic Indicators March, 2002]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In March, prices received by farmers rose 7.1 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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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......................................              95              96              95             115             113             111            83
2000 .....................................              96              96              97             120             118             116            81
2001 .....................................             102              99             106             123             122             120            83
 
2001:Mar .................................             104              99             108             124             122             120            84
      Apr ................................             106             103             108             124             122             120            85
      May ................................             108             106             110             124             122             120            87
      June ...............................             107             102             112             124             122             120            86
      July ...............................             107             103             112             123             122             120            87
      Aug ................................             109             108             111             123             122             120            89
      Sept ...............................             106             102             110             123             122             120            86
      Oct ................................              95              88             104             123             121             118            77
      Nov ................................              94              89              99             122             120             118            77
      Dec ................................              95              95              96             122             119             117            78
 
2002:Jan .................................              95              93              97             122             120             117            78
      Feb.................................              99             101              97             122            r120             117            81
      Mar.................................             106             117              96             122             119             116            87
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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.