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


 
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

In August, prices paid by farmers were unchanged and prices received by 
farmers rose 2.1 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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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 r....................................             131             150             112             179             182             182            73
 
2009:Aug r................................             126             146             109             177             180             180            71
      Sept r..............................             126             142             108             176             179             179            72
      Oct r...............................             134             151             110             177             180             179            76
      Nov r...............................             136             154             115             178             181             181            76
      Dec r...............................             135             150             119             178             182             181            76
 
2010:Jan .................................             139             152             122             183             187             186            76
      Feb r...............................             135             147             123             182             186             185            74
      Mar r...............................             141             154             128             182             185             184            77
      Apr ................................             138             150             128             183             187             186            75
      May ................................             141             152             131             183             186             186            77
      June ...............................             138             147             129             182             186             185            76
      July r..............................             142             150             132             182             186             185            78
      Aug p...............................             145             155             133             182             186             186            80
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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.