[Economic Indicators August, 2006]
[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 rose 2.6 percent; 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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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 .....................................             120             117             122             133             132             131            90
2005 .....................................             116             112             120             140             139             139            82
 
2005:Aug .................................             116             115             117             141             140             140            82
      Sept ...............................             116             111             122             142             141             141            81
      Oct ................................             111             103             122             144             144             144            77
      Nov ................................             113             106             121             143             142             142            79
      Dec ................................             115             111             120             143             142             143            80
 
2006:Jan..................................             112             108             118             146             146             145            77
      Feb ................................             113             113             114             145             145             144            78
      Mar ................................             113             117             110             145             145             143            78
      Apr ................................             112             122             105             146             146             146            77
      May ................................             114             127             104             147             146             146            78
      June ...............................             117             126             110             147             146             146            80
      July ...............................             117             123             110             148             147             147            79
      Aug ................................             120             126             115             148             147             148            81
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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.