[Economic Report of the President (1999)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



AGRICULTURE


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Table B-101.--Indexes of prices received and prices paid by farmers, 1975-98
[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        48            44         340
1976.......................................................      75      87      64        50        59       83      47       74      78      43      43        52            48         397
1977.......................................................      73      83      64        53        61       82      48       72      71      46      47        57            51         474
1978.......................................................      83      89      78        58        67       80      65       72      66      48      51        60            55         531
1979.......................................................      94      98      90        66        76       89      88       77      67      61      56        66            60         628

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

1985.......................................................      91      98      86        86        91       95      74       98      90      93      85        85            78         713
1986.......................................................      87      87      88        85        86       88      73       90      89      76      83        83            81         640
1987.......................................................      89      86      91        87        87       83      85       86      87      76      85        84            85         599
1988.......................................................      99     104      93        91        90      104      91       94      89      77      89        85            87         632
1989.......................................................     104     109     100        96        95      110      93       99      93      83      94        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       104      102     104       96     109      93     107     110     100     108         736
1994.......................................................     100     105      95       106       106      106      94      105     112      91     113     110     108     111         782

1995.......................................................     102     112      92       109       108      103      82      121     116      89     120     115     116     114         832
1996.......................................................     112     126      99       114       114      129      75      125     119     102     125     116     119     117         890
1997.......................................................     107     115      98       117       117      123      94      121     120     108     129     117     121     123         945
1998.......................................................     101     107      96       115       112      105      88      112     122      88     132     116     124     129       1,000

1997: Jan..................................................     107     115      98       116       115      120      85      124     120     115     127     116     121     124         945
Feb....................................................     105     113      98       116       116      121      88      125     118     113     127     116     121     124   ............
Mar....................................................     108     118      99       117       116      126      89      125     118     106     127     116     121     124   ............
Apr....................................................     106     116      99       117       117      127      94      124     119     105     127     116     121     122   ............
May....................................................     108     117     100       118       118      129      96      123     120     103     128     116     121     122   ............
June...................................................     107     119      97       117       117      126      95      122     120     102     128     117     121     122   ............

July...................................................     107     114      99       117       117      120     100      120     119      99     129     118     121     119   ............
Aug....................................................     107     116      99       117       117      121      97      119     119     108     129     117     121     119   ............
Sept...................................................     107     114      99       117       117      124      96      119     120     110     130     118     121     119   ............
Oct....................................................     107     114      97       117       116      119      95      118     121     112     131     116     121     126   ............
Nov....................................................     107     114      98       117       117      121      94      117     122     114     132     116     121     126   ............
Dec....................................................     105     111      97       117       116      121      95      116     122     107     130     116     121     126   ............

1998: Jan..................................................     103     110      94       117       116      117      94      115     123      99     130     116     124     131       1,000
Feb....................................................     101     109      94       117       115      114      94      114     122      95     131     116     124     131   ............
Mar....................................................     102     111      95       116       114      112      91      114     122      89     131     116     124     131   ............
Apr....................................................     104     115      95       116       114      111      94      114     122      91     132     116     124     130   ............
May....................................................     103     113      95       116       114      108      91      115     121      94     132     116     124     130   ............
June...................................................     102     107      98       115       113      105      88      115     122      88     132     117     124     130   ............

July...................................................     102     108      96       115       112      106      83      114     122      85     132     118     124     125   ............
Aug....................................................     101     104      98       114       111      101      83      112     122      83     132     117     124     125   ............
Sept...................................................      99     101      97       113       110       96      80      111     122      86     132     117     124     125   ............
Oct....................................................      99     100      98       114       110       95      85      110     123      86     133     116     124     131   ............
Nov....................................................     100     102      97       114       110       96      86      108     122      83     133     116     124     131   ............
Dec....................................................      98     100      96       114       110       97      85      107     121      80     133     116     124     131   ............
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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 1990-98.

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.