[Economic Indicators April, 2005]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In April, prices received by farmers rose 0.8 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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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           r 134             132           r 132          r 89
 
2004:Apr .................................             125             123             126             133             132             131            94
      May ................................             129             124             133             135             133           r 133            96
      June  ..............................             128             122             133             135             133           r 133            95
      July ...............................             124             120             128             135             134             133            92
      Aug r...............................             120             118             122             135             134             133            89
      Sept r..............................             115             113             118             135             134             133            85
      Oct r...............................             114             111             117             136             134             134            84
      Nov r...............................             116             112             119             135             134             133            86
      Dec r...............................             111             103             120             134             133             132            83
 
2005:Jan r................................             111             101             121             137             135             134            81
      Feb r...............................             114             106             119             137             136             134            83
      Mar r...............................             119             116             121             139             138             136            86
      Apr ................................             120             118             121             140             139             138            86
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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.