[Economic Indicators January, 2003] [Page Number 25] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS In January, prices received by farmers rose 1.0 percent while prices paid by farmers were unchanged. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [1990-92=100; not seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prices received by farmers Prices paid by farmers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993...................................... 101 102 100 104 103 104 97 1994...................................... 100 105 95 106 r 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 96 96 95 115 113 111 83 2000 ..................................... 96 96 97 120 118 116 r 80 2001 ..................................... 102 99 106 124 122 120 83 2002 ..................................... 99 106 91 124 122 119 80 2002:Jan ................................. 95 r 94 97 122 121 117 78 Feb ................................ 99 r 102 97 123 120 117 80 Mar ................................ 106 117 r 96 123 121 118 86 Apr ................................ 95 r 101 90 123 121 118 77 May ................................ r 98 106 90 123 121 118 r 80 June ............................... r 99 r 107 91 123 121 118 80 July ............................... 100 111 89 r 124 121 119 81 Aug ................................ r 101 r 116 87 124 122 120 81 Sept ............................... r 100 r 111 86 125 123 121 r80 Oct ................................ 96 102 87 125 123 121 77 Nov r............................... 97 104 90 125 123 121 78 Dec ................................ 98 104 91 126 124 121 78 2003:Jan ................................. 99 102 95 126 124 122 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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.