| Farm,
Rural, and Natural Resources Indicators |
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cell |
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| item |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Cash
receipts ($ billion) |
|
240.7 |
239.3 |
285.4p |
313.2f |
1.4 |
-0.6 |
19.3 |
9.7 |
| Crops |
113.7 |
115.9 |
120.0 |
143.9p |
174.6f |
1.9 |
3.5 |
19.9 |
21.3 |
| Livestock |
123.6 |
124.9 |
119.3 |
141.4p |
138.7f |
1.1 |
-4.5 |
18.5 |
-1.9 |
| Direct
government payments ($ billion) |
13.0 |
24.4 |
15.8 |
12.0p |
13.4f |
87.7 |
-35.2 |
-24.1 |
11.7 |
| Gross
cash income
($ billion) |
267.4 |
281.3 |
272.5 |
316.2p |
346.0f |
5.2 |
-3.1 |
16.0 |
9.4 |
| Net
cash income
($ billion) |
82.2 |
85.8 |
67.9 |
87.6p |
96.6f |
4.4 |
-20.9 |
29.0 |
10.3 |
| Net
value added
($ billion) |
127.8 |
121.4 |
104.4 |
137.6p |
144.1f |
-5.0 |
-14.0 |
31.8 |
4.7 |
| Farm
equity ($ billion) |
1,401.9 |
1,576.1 |
1,771.8 |
2,002.7p |
2,286.2f |
12.4 |
12.4 |
13.0 |
14.2 |
| Farm
debt-asset ratio |
11.5 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
9.9p |
9.1f |
-5.2 |
-3.7 |
-5.7 |
-8.1 |
| Farm
household income ($/farm household)
|
81,596 |
81,599 |
77,654 |
84,159p |
89,434f |
0.0 |
-4.8 |
8.4 |
6.3 |
| Farm
household income relative to average
U.S. household income (%) |
134.8 |
128.8 |
116.7 |
na |
na |
-4.5 |
-9.4 |
na |
na |
| Nonmetro-metro
difference in poverty rates (%points)1 |
na |
2.3 |
3.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| Cropland
harvested (million acres) |
312 |
314 |
304p |
na |
na |
0.6 |
-3.2 |
na |
na |
| USDA
Conservation Program expenditures
($ billion)2 |
5.1 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
Food
and Fiber Sector Indicators |
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cell |
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| item |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| U.S.
gross domestic product ($ billion) |
11,713 |
12,456 |
13,247 |
na |
na |
6.3 |
6.4 |
na |
na |
| Share
of agriculture and related industries
in GDP (%)1 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
na |
na |
-6.3 |
-4.4 |
na |
na |
| Share
of agriculture in GDP (%)1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
na |
na |
-16.3 |
-12.5 |
na |
na |
| Total
agricultural imports ($ billion)2 |
52.7 |
57.7 |
64.0 |
70.0 |
76.5 |
9.5 |
10.9 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
| Total
agricultural exports ($ billion)2 |
62.4 |
62.5 |
68.7 |
81.9 |
101.0 |
0.2 |
9.9 |
19.2 |
23.3 |
Export
share of the volume of U.S. agricultural
production (%)1 |
21.3 |
21.7 |
22.3 |
23.0f |
na |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
na |
| CPI
for food
(1982-84=100) |
186.2 |
190.7 |
195.3 |
202.9 |
212.3f |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
| Share
of U.S. disposable income spent on food
(%) |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
na |
na |
1.0 |
1.0 |
na |
na |
| Share
of total food expenditures for at-home
consumption (%) |
51.5 |
51.4 |
51.1 |
na |
na |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
na |
na |
| Farm-to-retail
price spread (1982-84=100) |
232.1 |
239.2 |
246.2 |
248.3 |
na |
3.1 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
na |
| Total
USDA food and nutrition assistance spending
($ billion)2 |
46.2 |
50.9 |
53.1 |
54.3 |
na |
10.2 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
na |
| f
= Forecast. p = Preliminary. na = Not
available. All dollar amounts are in
current dollars.
1 The methodology for computing
these measures has changed. These statistics
are not comparable to previously published
statistics. sources and computation
methodology are available at:
www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/About/IndicatorsNotes.htm
2
Based on October-September fiscal years
ending with year indicated. |
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