[Economic Indicators March, 2005]
[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 3.5 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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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            84
2004......................................             119             117             122             133             132             131            90
 
2004:Mar .................................             121             121             122             132             130             129            92
      Apr ................................             125             123             126             133             132             131            94
      May ................................             129             124             133             135             133             132            96
      June  ..............................             128             122             133             135             133             132            95
      July ...............................             124             120             128             135             134             133            92
      Aug ................................             121             118             123             134             133             132            90
      Sept ...............................             115             113             118             134             133             131            86
      Oct ................................             114             111             117             135             133             132            84
      Nov ................................             116             112             119             134             132             131            87
      Dec ................................             111             103             120             133             131             130            83
 
2005:Jan .................................             111             101             121             134             132             130            83
      Feb r...............................             114             106             119             135             133             131            84
      Mar ................................             118             113             122             135             134             132            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.