[Economic Indicators July, 2008]
[Page Number 25]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS
In July, prices received by farmers rose 1.9 percent; prices paid by
farmers rose 1.1 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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1998 ..................................... 102 107 97 115 114 113 89
1999...................................... 96 97 95 115 113 111 83
2000 ..................................... 96 96 97 119 r 117 115 81
2001 ..................................... 102 99 106 123 121 120 83
2002 ..................................... 98 105 90 124 121 119 79
2003 ..................................... 107 111 103 128 125 124 84
2004 ..................................... 119 115 122 134 133 132 89
2005 ..................................... 115 111 120 142 142 140 81
2006 ..................................... 115 120 111 150 151 148 77
2007 ..................................... 136 142 130 161 163 161 84
2007:July ................................ 139 141 137 162 163 162 86
Aug................................ 139 142 137 162 163 162 86
Sept r.............................. 140 143 138 162 164 163 86
Oct r............................... 141 149 131 164 166 164 86
Nov r............................... 142 149 134 165 168 166 86
Dec r............................... 143 151 134 167 169 168 86
2008:Jan r................................ 144 158 129 171 175 173 84
Feb r............................... 145 163 131 174 178 176 83
Mar r............................... 146 167 129 177 181 180 82
Apr r............................... 145 168 127 181 186 187 80
May r............................... 150 170 134 186 191 193 81
June r.............................. 158 183 137 189 195 197 84
July ............................... 161 186 138 191 198 201 84
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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.
Data reflect annual revisions
released on July 31, 2008.
Source: Department of
Agriculture.