[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Table B-99.--Indexes of prices received and prices paid by farmers, 1975-96
[1990-92=100, except as noted]
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Prices received by                                        Prices paid by farmers
farmers        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------    All                                  Production items                                       Adden-  dum:
commod-  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------             Average
ities,                                                                                        farm  real
Year or  month                          All            Live-  services,                     Live-            Agri-                                              estate
farm            stock                                stock            cul-            Farm    Farm             Wage    value  per
prod-   Crops    and   interest,  Total\2\   Feed     and   Fertil-   tural   Fuels    ma-    serv-   Rent    rates       acre
ucts            prod-    taxes,                      poul-    izer   chemi-           chin-   ices                    (dollars)\3\
ucts   and  wage                     try               cals            ery
rates\1\
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1975.......................................................      73      88      62        47        55       83      39       87      72      40      38
(1)48                                                            44     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         682
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       104       103       99     104       97     107      92     106     108     100     108         736
1994.......................................................     100     105      95       106       106      105      95      106     110      88     113     113     108     111         782

1995.......................................................     102     112      92       110       109      104      82      122     115      91     121     118     116     113         832
1996.......................................................     112     126      99       115       115      128      76      126     118     103     125     118     119     117         890

1995: Jan..................................................      98     103      93       109       108       97      92      116     113      88     119     116     116     116         832
Feb....................................................      97     101      94       109       108       97      88      120     114      87     119     117     116     116   ............
Mar....................................................      99     107      93       109       108       98      84      124     115      87     119     117     116     116   ............
Apr....................................................      99     112      90       109       108      100      82      126     115      91     119     117     116     112   ............
May....................................................     100     117      88       109       108       99      81      126     115      95     119     118     116     112   ............
June...................................................     100     113      90       110       109      100      83      125     115      94     120     119     116     112   ............

July...................................................     101     114      91       110       109      102      81      121     115      90     120     119     116     111   ............
Aug....................................................     103     114      92       110       109      104      80      120     116      90     121     120     116     111   ............
Sept...................................................     104     115      94       110       109      105      80      118     116      93     121     120     116     111   ............
Oct....................................................     104     114      92       111       110      110      80      119     116      92     123     119     116     114   ............
Nov....................................................     106     117      94       111       111      115      77      121     117      92     124     118     116     114   ............
Dec....................................................     108     118      96       112       112      121      79      123     117      95     125     119     116     114   ............

1996: Jan..................................................     108     122      94       113       113      124      74      126     118     100     123     117     119     119         890
Feb....................................................     106     122      93       113       113      125      73      128     118      98     123     117     119     119   ............
Mar....................................................     109     129      93       114       114      128      72      130     119     104     124     117     119     119   ............
Apr....................................................     108     129      93       114       114      130      69      130     119     105     124     117     119     117   ............
May....................................................     111     131      96       115       115      137      70      128     117     105     124     117     119     117   ............
June...................................................     118     141      99       115       115      136      73      125     117      96     125     117     119     117   ............

July...................................................     118     136     103       115       116      138      75      124     117      97     125     118     119     113   ............
Aug....................................................     116     130     103       115       116      137      78      121     117      99     125     119     119     113   ............
Sept...................................................     116     125     106       115       116      133      80      122     118     102     125     119     119     113   ............
Oct....................................................     112     119     103       115       114      122      79      125     118     109     126     118     119     120   ............
Nov....................................................     110     116     102       115       114      117      82      126     118     110     127     118     119     120   ............
Dec....................................................     108     112     103       114       114      113      82      127     119     110     127     118     119     120   ............
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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 1990-96.

Note--Data on a 1990-92 base prior to 1975 have not been calculated by Department of Agriculture.

Source: Department of Agriculture (National Agricultural Statistics Service and Economic Research Service).