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



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In October, prices received by farmers fell 6.0 percent; 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             134             132             132            89
 
2004:Oct .................................             114             111             118             136             134             134            84
      Nov ................................           r 115             112             119             135             134             133          r 85
      Dec ................................           r 111             104             120             134             133             132          r 83
 
2005:Jan..................................             112             103             121             137             135             134            82
      Feb.................................             114             107             119             137             136             134            83
      Mar.................................             119             117             121             139             138             136            86
      Apr ................................             122             122             122             139             138             138            88
      May ................................             120             118             122             139             138             138            86
      June ...............................             120             122             118             140             139             139            86
      July ...............................             118             117             118             141             140             140            84
      Aug ................................             117             116             117             141             140             140            83
      Sept r..............................             117             112             122             142             141             141            82
      Oct ................................             110             101             122             143             142             142            77
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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.