[Economic Indicators December, 2003]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In December, prices received by farmers fell 1.7 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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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             107              97             115             114             113            89
1999......................................              96              97              95             115             113             111            83
2000 .....................................              96              96              97             120             118             116            80
2001 .....................................             102              99             106             123             122             120            83
2002 .....................................              98             105              90             124             121             119            79
2003 .....................................             107             111             103             128             126             124            83
 
2002:Dec .................................             100             107              91             125             123             121            80
 
2003:Jan .................................             100             103              96             126             125             122            79
      Feb.................................              99             103              95             127             126             123            78
      Mar.................................              99             106              93             128             126             124            77
      Apr.................................             101             111              94             128             126             124            79
      May ................................             106             116              97             127             125             123            83
      June................................             107             117              99             128             126             123            84
      July ...............................             105             109             101             127             125             123            83
      Aug.................................             109             113             106             127             125             123            86
      Sept ...............................             110             111             110             129             127             125            85
      Oct.................................             113             111             116             130             128             126            87
      Nov.................................             117            r117            r117             130             128            r127            90
      Dec.................................             115             117             113             130             129             128            88
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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.