[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

[DOCID: f:erp_b97._]
Economic Report of the President - - - - - - - - - - - - H. Doc. 104-161
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Table B-97.--Indexes of prices received and prices paid by farmers, 1975-95
[1990-92=100, except as noted]
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Prices received by  farmers                                                Prices paid by farmers
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All                                           Production items                                                   Average
commodities, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------           farm  real
Year  or  month              All            Livestock    services,                                                                                                           estate
farm     Crops      and      interest,                                                                                                 Wage    value  per
products           products   taxes,  and  Total\2\   Feed   Livestock  Fertilizer  Agricultural   Fuels     Farm      Farm     Rent    rates       acre
wage                            and                  chemicals           machinery  services                   (dollars)\3\
rates\1\                       poultry
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1975..............................       73       88        62          47          55       83        39         87           72         40        38
(1)48                                    43      340
1976..............................       75       87        64          50          59       83        47         74           78         43        43
(1)52                                    48      397
1977..............................       73       83        64          53          61       82        48         72           71         46        47
(1)57                                    51      474
1978..............................       83       89        78          58          67       80        65         72           66         48        51
(1)60                                    55      531
1979..............................       94       98        90          66          76       89        88         77           67         61        56
(1)66                                    60      628

1980..............................       98      107        89          75          85       98        85         96           71         86        63
(1)81                                    65      737
1981..............................      100      111        89          82          92      110        80        104           77         98        70
(1)89                                    70      819
1982..............................       94       98        90          86          94       99        78        105           83         97        76
(1)96                                    74      823
1983..............................       98      108        88          86          92      107        76        100           87         94        81
(1)82                                    76      788
1984..............................      101      111        91          89          94      112        73        103           90         93        85
(1)86                                    77      801

1985..............................       91       98        86          86          91       95        74         98           90         93        85
(1)85                                    78      713
1986..............................       87       87        88          85          86       88        73         90           89         76        83
(1)83                                    81      640
1987..............................       89       86        91          87          87       83        85         86           87         76        85
(1)84                                    85      599
1988..............................       99      104        93          91          90      104        91         94           89         77        89
(1)85                                    87      632
1989..............................      104      109       100          96          95      110        93         99           93         83        94
(1)91                                    95      668

1990..............................      104      103       105          99          99      103       102         97           95        100        96        96       96      96         683
1991..............................      100      101        99         100         100       98       102        103          101        104       100        98      100     100         703
1992..............................       98      101        97         101         101       99        96        100          103         96       104       103      104     105         713
1993..............................      101      102       100         103         103       99       104         97          107         92       106       108      100     108         736
1994..............................      100      105        95         106         106      105        95        106          112         84       110       113      108     111         782

1995..............................      102      112        92         109         108      103        84        117          115         88       116       117      116     113         832

1994: Jan.........................      105      110        98         106         106      109       100        100          110         75       109       112      108     113         782
Feb.........................      104      110       100   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Mar.........................      105      109       101   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Apr.........................      102      105       100         107         107      109       100        104          109         90       114       112      108     111   ............
May.........................      101      107        97   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
June........................      100      108        94   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............

July........................       97      103        92         106         106      104        91        109          113         83       109       112      108     107   ............
Aug.........................       97      101        94   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Sept........................       97      102        91   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Oct.........................       95       99        89         106         105       98        87        111          114         87       108       114      108     112   ............
Nov.........................       95      100        90   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Dec.........................       98      106        90   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............

1995: Jan.........................       98      103        93         108         107       97        92        115          114         84       111       116      116     116         832
Feb.........................       97      101        94   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Mar.........................       99      107        93   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Apr.........................       99      113        90         108         107      100        82        122          115         92       119       115      116     112   ............
May.........................      101      117        88   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
June........................      100      113        90   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............

July........................      101      114        91         108         107      102        81        118          115         88       118       118      116     111   ............
Aug.........................      102      114        92   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Sept........................      105      115        93   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Oct.........................      104      114        92         111         110      112        80        114          115         88       117       119      116     114   ............
Nov.........................      106      117        94   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
Dec.........................      108      118        96   ............  ........  ......  .........  ..........  ............  ......  .........  ........  ......  .......  ............
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\1\ Includes items used for family living, not shown separately.
\2\ Includes other production items not shown separately.
\3\ Average for 48 States. Annual data are: March 1 for 1975, February 1 for 1976-81, April 1 for 1982-85, February 1 for 1986-89, and January 1 for 1990-95.

Note--New series on a 1990-92 base. Data prior to 1975 are not available.

Source: Department of Agriculture.