[Economic Indicators March, 2010]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In March, prices paid by farmers were unchanged and prices received by 
farmers rose 4.4 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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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 .....................................             114             110             119             142             141             140            81
2006 .....................................             115             120             111             150             150             148            77
2007 .....................................             136             142             130             161             162             160            85
2008 .....................................             149             169             130             183             188             190            82
2009 .....................................             131             150             112             179             183             183            73
 
2009:Mar .................................             126             147             109             180             184             184            70
      Apr ................................             129             150             112             180             185             185            72
      May ................................             129             149             113             180             185             185            72
      June ...............................             133             157             111             180             184             184            74
      July ...............................             130             149             112             179             183             182            73
      Aug ................................             126             145             108             178             181             181            71
      Sept ...............................             125             141             108             177            r180             180            71
      Oct ................................             133             151             110             178             181             180            75
      Nov ................................             135             152             115             179             183             182            75
      Dec ................................             135             148             119             179             183             182            75
 
2010:Jan .................................             139             152             122             184             189             188            76
      Feb r...............................             135             147             123             184             188             187            73
      Mar p...............................             141             155             128             184             188             187            77
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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.