[Economic Indicators March, 2009]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In March, both prices received by farmers and 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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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: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 ............................... 154 174 133 188 194 198 82
Oct r............................... 150 167 127 185 190 192 81
Nov ................................ 141 156 123 179 184 185 79
Dec ................................ 135 149 119 175 179 179 77
2009:Jan ................................. 139 160 114 175 179 177 79
Feb r............................... 126 146 109 174 178 175 72
Mar p............................... 126 147 108 174 177 175 72
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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.