Amber Waves June 2009 > Statistics > Indicators

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Farm, Rural, and Natural Resources Indicators empty cell Annual percent change item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Cash receipts ($ billion) 240.9 240.8 284.8 324.2p 294.6f 0.0 18.3 13.8 -9.1 Crops 116.0 122.6 147.0 181.1p 162.4f 5.7 19.9 23.2 -10.3 Livestock 124.9 118.2 137.9 143.1p 132.2f -5.4 16.7 3.8 -7.6 Direct government payments ($ billion) 24.4 15.8 11.9 12.4p 11.4f -35.2 -24.7 4.2 -8.1 Gross cash income ($ billion) 281.5 274.1 313.4 354.3p 324.1f -2.6 14.3 13.1 -8.5 Net cash income ($ billion) 86.6 68.0 87.4 93.4p 77.3f -21.5 28.5 6.9 -17.2 Net value added ($ billion) 123.6 103.1 132.5 137.3p 120.0f -16.6 28.5 3.6 -12.6 Farm equity ($ billion) 1,642.2 1,851.0 1,998.4 2,134.5p 2,171.1f 12.7 8.0 6.8 1.7 Farm debt-asset ratio 10.5 9.6 9.6 9.2p 9.1f -8.6 0.0 -4.2 -1.1 Farm household income ($/farm household) 81,086 81,251 86,223 86,864f 85,140f 0.2 6.1 0.7 -2.0 Farm household income relative to average U.S. household income (%) 128.0 122.1 127.5 na na na na na na Nonmetro-metro difference in poverty rates (%points)1 2.3 3.4 5.5 na na na na na na Cropland harvested (million acres) 314 304p na na na -3.2 na na na USDA Conservation Program expenditures ($ billion)2 4.3 4.3 4.4p 5.0f na 0.0 2.3 13.6 na Food and Fiber Sector Indicators empty cell Annual percent change item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 U.S. gross domestic product ($ billion) 12,422 13,178 13,808 14,281 na 6.1 4.8 3.4 na Share of agriculture and related industries in GDP (%)1 4.5 4.3 4.6 na na na na na na Share of agriculture in GDP (%)1 0.8 0.7 1.0 na na na na na na Total agricultural imports ($ billion)2 57.7 64.0 70.1 79.3 82.5f 10.9 9.5 13.1 4.0 Total agricultural exports ($ billion)2 62.5 68.6 82.2 115.5 95.5f 9.8 19.8 40.5 -17.3 Export share of the volume of U.S. agricultural production (%)1 21.5 23.0 23.8p na na na na na na CPI for food (1982-84=100) 190.7 195.3 202.9 214.1 221.0f 2.4 3.9 5.5 3.2 Share of U.S. disposable income spent on food (%) 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 na na na na na Share of total food expenditures for at-home consumption (%) 51.4 51.5 51.5 51.5 na na na na na Farm-to-retail price spread (1982-84=100) 239.2 246.2 248.1 na na 2.9 0.8 na na Total USDA food and nutrition assistance spending ($ billion)2 50.9 53.1 54.3 na na 4.3 2.3 na 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.   For more information . . . AO tables Printer-friendly format Get all Indicators in PDF format