[Economic Indicators March, 2007]
[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 3.9 percent; prices paid by 
farmers rose 1.3 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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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             123             121             118            79
2003 .....................................             107             111             103             128             125             124            84
2004 .....................................             119             117             122             133             132             131            89
2005 .....................................             116             112             120             142             141             139            82
2006......................................             116             120             113             149             148             146            78
 
2006:Mar .................................             113             118             110             147             147             144            77
      Apr ................................             111             120             105             148             148             145            75
      May ................................             111             120             104             149             148             146            74
      June ...............................             118             126             110             149             149             147            79
      July ...............................             118             127             111             149             149             147            79
      Aug ................................             120             125             115             149             149             147            81
      Sept ...............................             120             122             117             149             149             146            81
      Oct ................................             116             115             117             148             148             145            78
      Nov ................................             120             123             116             149             149             146            81
      Dec ................................             121             128             113             150             150             147            81
 
2007:Jan..................................             124             131             116             152             152             149            82
      Feb r...............................             128             138             120             153             154             151            84
      Mar ................................             133             144             125             155             156             154            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.