[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-101.--Indexes of prices received and prices paid by farmers, 1975-97
[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         683
1991.......................................................     100     101      99       100       100       98     102      103     101     104     100      99     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      101     104       96     109      93     107     109     100     108         736
1994.......................................................     100     105      95       106       106      105      94      105     112      95     113     112     108     110         782

1995.......................................................     102     112      92       110       109      104      82      120     115      94     120     118     116     114         832
1996.......................................................     112     126      99       115       115      130      75      124     119     105     125     118     119     117         890
1997.......................................................     107     115      99       116       116      122      93      121     121     103     128     118     119     123         942

1996: Jan..................................................     108     121      94       113       112      124      74      125     118     100     123     118     119     119         890
Feb..................................................     106     123      93       113       113      125      73      127     118      98     123     117     119     119   ............
Mar..................................................     109     129      94       114       114      128      72      128     119     104     124     117     119     119   ............
Apr..................................................     108     129      93       114       114      130      69      128     119     105     124     117     119     117   ............
May..................................................     112     131      97       115       115      138      70      126     118     106     124     117     119     117   ............
June.................................................     118     140     100       115       115      137      73      124     118      97     125     118     119     117   ............

July.................................................     119     136     102       115       116      139      75      121     118      98     125     119     119     113   ............
Aug..................................................     117     133     104       115       116      139      78      119     119      99     126     119     119     113   ............
Sept.................................................     116     126     105       116       116      135      80      120     121     107     126     119     119     113   ............
Oct..................................................     112     119     103       115       115      124      79      122     121     114     127     118     119     120   ............
Nov..................................................     110     116     102       115       114      120      82      123     121     114     128     117     119     120   ............
Dec..................................................     109     113     103       115       115      121      82      124     121     116     126     117     119     120   ............

1997: Jan..................................................     108     116      98       116       115      121      85      124     121     115     126     117     119     124         942
Feb..................................................     105     113      98       116       115      122      89      124     118     113     127     117     119     124   ............
Mar..................................................     108     118      99       117       116      127      89      124     119     104     127     117     119     124   ............
Apr..................................................     107     116     100       117       117      128      93      124     119     105     127     117     119     123   ............
May..................................................     108     117     100       117       117      129      95      124     121     101     127     117     119     123   ............
June.................................................     108     119      98       117       117      124      95      122     121      98     127     118     119     123   ............

July.................................................     107     114     100       116       116      119     100      121     120      95     127     118     119     119   ............
Aug..................................................     108     116      99       116       116      118      97      119     121     100     127     118     119     119   ............
Sept.................................................     107     114      99       116       116      121      96      119     121     101     127     119     119     119   ............
Oct..................................................     107     114      97       116       115      116      94      119     122     102     129     118     119     126   ............
Nov..................................................     107     115      98       116       115      116      93      117     123     102     129     118     119     126   ............
Dec..................................................     105     111      97       116       115      116      94      115     123      94     129     117     119     126   ............
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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 1990-97.

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).