[Economic Indicators August, 2007]
[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 fell 1.4 percent; prices paid by 
farmers were unchanged. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
  ______________________________________________________________________


  ______________________________________________________________________

                                                         [1990-92=100; not seasonally adjusted]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Prices received by farmers                        Prices paid by farmers
                                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                  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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1997 r....................................             107             115              98             118             118             119            91
1998 .....................................             102             107              97             115             114             113            89
1999......................................              96              97              95             115             113             111            83
2000 r....................................              96              96              97             119             118             115            81
2001 r....................................             102              99             106             123             121             120            83
2002 r....................................              98             105              90             124             121             119            79
2003 .....................................             107             111             103             128             125             124            84
2004 r....................................             119             115             122             133             132             131            89
2005 r....................................             115             111             120             142             141             139            81
2006 r....................................             116             119             112             148             148             146            78
 
2006:Aug r................................             119             125             114             149             149             147            80
      Sept r..............................             119             120             116             149             148             146            80
      Oct r...............................             115             114             116             148             148             145            78
      Nov r...............................             119             122             116             148             148             145            80
      Dec r...............................             120             126             113             149             149             147            81
 
2007:Janr.................................             123             130             116             151             152             148            81
      Feb r...............................             127             136             120             153             153             150            83
      Mar r...............................             133             143             126             155             156             153            86
      Apr r...............................             134             140             129             157             158             156            85
      May r...............................             137             141             134             157             158             156            87
      June r..............................             139             141             137             158             158             156            88
      July ...............................             141             141             140             158             159             157            89
      Aug ................................             139             139             139             158             159             158            88
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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.