[Economic Indicators September, 2006]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In September, prices received by farmers fell 1.7 percent; prices paid
by farmers fell 0.7 percent. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
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[1990-92=100; not seasonally adjusted]
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Prices received by farmers Prices paid by farmers
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All
commodities, Production
Period All farm Livestock and services, items, Production Ratio \2\
products Crops products interest, interest, items
taxes, and taxes, and
wage rates \1\ wage rates
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1996...................................... 112 127 99 115 115 115 98
1997 ..................................... 107 115 98 118 118 119 90
1998 ..................................... 102 107 97 115 114 113 89
1999...................................... 96 97 95 115 113 111 83
2000 ..................................... 96 96 97 120 118 116 80
2001 ..................................... 102 99 106 123 122 120 83
2002 ..................................... 98 105 90 124 121 119 79
2003 ..................................... 107 111 103 128 126 124 84
2004 ..................................... 120 117 122 133 132 131 90
2005 ..................................... 116 112 120 140 139 139 82
2005:Sept ................................ 116 111 122 142 141 141 r 82
Oct ................................ 111 103 122 144 144 144 77
Nov ................................ 113 106 121 143 142 142 79
Dec ................................ 115 111 120 143 142 143 80
2006:Jan.................................. 112 108 118 146 146 145 77
Feb ................................ 113 113 114 145 145 144 78
Mar ................................ 113 117 110 145 145 143 78
Apr ................................ 112 122 105 146 146 146 77
May ................................ 114 127 104 147 146 146 78
June ............................... 117 126 110 147 146 146 80
July ............................... 117 123 110 148 147 147 79
Aug ................................ 120 126 115 148 147 r 147 81
Sept ............................... 118 119 116 147 146 146 80
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\1\ Includes items not shown
separately.
\2\ Percentage ratio of index of
prices received by farmers to index
of prices paid, interest, taxes, and
wage rates.
Note.--The official indexes are
published on a 1910-14 base as
required by law. The indexes have
been converted to a 1990-92=100 base
to facilitate comparison with other
indexes.
Source: Department of
Agriculture.