[Economic Indicators August, 2004]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In August, prices received by farmers fell 3.2 percent, while prices
paid by farmers rose 0.7 percent. (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 ..................................... 102 107 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
2003:Aug ................................. 109 113 105 127 125 123 86
Sept ............................... 111 111 110 128 126 125 87
Oct ................................ 113 111 116 129 127 126 88
Nov ................................ 116 115 117 129 128 126 90
Dec ................................ 114 116 112 129 127 126 88
2004:Jan ................................. 111 113 110 130 129 126 85
Feb ................................ 116 121 112 131 129 127 89
Mar ................................ 121 120 121 132 130 128 92
Apr ................................ 125 123 126 133 132 131 94
May ................................ 129 124 133 134 133 132 96
June .............................. 128 122 133 134 133 132 96
July ............................... 124 120 128 134 133 132 93
Aug ................................ 120 118 122 135 133 133 89
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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.