[Economic Indicators March, 2006]
[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 fell 0.9 percent from February; 
prices paid by farmers fell 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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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             131            89
2005......................................             116             112             120             141             140             139            82
 
2005:Mar..................................             119             116             121             139             138             136            86
      Apr ................................             121             120             122             140             139             138            86
      May ................................             119             116             122             140             138             138            85
      June ...............................             119             120             118             140             140             140            85
      July ...............................             117             116             118             141             140             140            83
      Aug ................................             116             115             117             141             140             140            82
      Sept ...............................             116             111             122             142             141             141            82
      Oct ................................             111             103             121             144             144             144            77
      Nov ................................             113             105             121             143             142             142            79
      Dec ................................             115             110             120             143             142             143            80
 
2006:Jan..................................             113             108             118             146             145             144            77
      Feb r...............................             114             114             114             145             144             143            79
      Mar ................................             113             117             111             144             144             142            78
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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.