[Economic Indicators February, 2009]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In February, prices received by farmers fell 8.6 percent; prices paid by 
farmers fell 1.1 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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1999......................................              96              97              95             115             113             111            83
2000 .....................................              96              96              97             119             117             115            81
2001 .....................................             102              99             106             123             121             120            83
2002 .....................................              98             105              90             124             121             119            79
2003 .....................................             106             110             103             128             125             124            84
2004 .....................................             118             115             122             134             133             132            88
2005 .....................................             115             110             120             142             142             140            81
2006 .....................................             115             120             111             150             150             148            77
2007 .....................................             136             143             130             160             161             160            85
2008 .....................................             149             168             130             181             185             187            82
 
2008:Feb .................................             146             164             131             171             174             173            85
      Mar ................................             146             167             129             174             178             177            84
      Apr ................................             146             169             127             179             183             185            82
      May ................................             152             173             134             183             188             190            83
      June ...............................             158             183             137             187             192             195            84
      July ...............................             159             182             138             190             195             200            84
      Aug ................................             156             177             137             190             196             200            82
      Sept r..............................             154             174             133             188             194             198            82
      Oct ................................             150             167             127             184             190             192            82
      Nov r...............................             141             156             123             179             184             185            79
      Dec ................................             135             149             119             175             179             179            77
 
2009:Jan r................................             139             160             114             175             179             177            79
      Feb p...............................             127             148             109             173             176             173            73
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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.