[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-99.--Indexes of prices received and prices paid by farmers, 1975-99
[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      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       104      102     104       96     109      93     107     110     100     108         736
1994.......................................................     100     105      95       106       106      106      94      105     112      89     113     110     108     111         798

1995.......................................................     102     112      92       109       108      103      82      121     116      89     120     115     117     114         844
1996.......................................................     112     127      99       115       115      129      75      125     119     102     125     116     128     117         887
1997.......................................................     107     116      98       118       119      125      94      121     121     106     128     116     136     123         926
1998.......................................................     101     106      97       115       113      110      88      112     122      84     132     115     120     129         974
1999.......................................................      95      96      95       115       112      101      95      105     122      97     134     115     117     135         992

1998: Jan..................................................     103     109      95       117       116      123      94      116     123      96     131     115     120     131         974
Feb....................................................     101     109      94       117       116      122      95      115     123      92     131     115     120     131   ............
Mar....................................................     102     111      95       116       114      118      91      115     123      86     131     115     120     131   ............
Apr....................................................     104     114      95       116       114      114      94      114     122      89     132     115     120     129   ............
May....................................................     103     112      96       116       114      112      92      115     122      91     132     115     120     129   ............
June...................................................     102     106      98       115       113      110      88      114     123      85     132     116     120     129   ............

July...................................................     102     107      96       115       113      112      83      113     122      82     132     116     120     125   ............
Aug....................................................     101     103      99       114       112      107      83      112     124      79     132     116     120     125   ............
Sept...................................................      99     101      98       113       110      102      80      110     120      82     132     116     120     125   ............
Oct....................................................      99     100      98       114       110      100      86      109     122      81     134     115     120     131   ............
Nov....................................................      99     101      97       114       111      103      86      108     122      79     134     114     120     131   ............
Dec....................................................      98     100      97       114       110      104      85      107     122      69     134     114     120     131   ............

1999: Jan..................................................      97      97      96       115       111      104      90      107     122      69     134     114     117     137         992
Feb....................................................      96      98      94       115       111      103      94      106     120      66     134     114     117     137   ............
Mar....................................................      96      98      95       115       111      101      92      107     121      72     134     114     117     137   ............
Apr....................................................      96     103      90       115       111      102      92      107     121      88     135     114     117     135   ............
May....................................................      98     104      93       115       111      102      89      106     120      91     135     115     117     135   ............
June...................................................      97     100      95       115       111      101      93      105     121      91     135     116     117     135   ............

July...................................................      95      95      94       115       111       98      92      104     121     100     135     116     117     131   ............
Aug....................................................      98      99      97       115       112       99      91      104     122     111     135     116     117     131   ............
Sept...................................................      96      95      98       116       112       99      94      104     124     116     132     116     117     131   ............
Oct....................................................      91      88      96       117       113      100     101      105     124     114     132     116     117     135   ............
Nov....................................................      93      89      98       117       114      100     105      104     123     120     133     115     117     135   ............
Dec....................................................      92      90      95       118       115      101     110      105     123     124     133     115     117     135   ............
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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 1990-99.

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.