Farm
household income relative to average U.S. household income
(%)
103.1
98.8
108.6
110.2
113.7
na
0.5
na
na
Nonmetro-metro
difference in poverty rates (%points)
3.6
2.2
2.6
3.1
2.6
na
-3.2
-16.1
na
Cropland
harvested (million acres)
310
302
314
311
307
314P
0.1
-1.3
2.3
USDA
Conservation Program expenditures ($ bil.)1
3.0
3.5
3.4
3.7
3.5 q
na
1.3
-5.4
na
Food
and Fiber Sector Indicators
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cell
Annual percent change
item
1990
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
1990-2000
2001-02
2002-03
U.S. gross domestic product
($ billion current)2
5,803
7,401
9,825
10,082
10,446
10,863 f
5.4
3.6
4.0
Food and fiber share (%)
15.1
14.2
12.6
12.3
na
na
-1.8
na
na
Farm sector share (%)
1.4
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
na
-5.4
0.0
na
Total agricultural imports
($ billion)1
22.7
29.8
38.9
39.0
41.0
45.7
5.5
5.1
11.5
Total agricultural exports
($ billion)1
40.3
54.6
50.7
52.7
53.3
56.2
2.3
1.1
5.4
Exports' share of the volume
of U.S. agriculture production (%)
27.1
24.5
22.8
22.9
22.5
21.1
P
-1.7
-1.7
-6.2
CPI for food (1982-84=100)
132.4
148.4
167.9
173.1
176.2
180.0
2.4
1.8
2.2
Share of U.S. disposable
income spent on food (%)
11.2
10.6
10.2
10.2
10.1
na
-0.9
-1.0
na
Share of total food expenditures
for at-home consumption (%)
55.4
53.9
53.3
53.8
53.9p
na
-0.4
0.2
na
Farm-to-retail price spread
(1982-84=100)
144.5
174.5
210.3
215.4
221.2
na
3.8
2.7
na
Total USDA food and nutrition
assistance spending ($ billion)1
24.9
37.9
32.6
34.2
38.0
41.8
2.7
11.1
10.0
f = Forecast. p = Preliminary.
q = 2002 Administration request. na = Not available. 1 Based on October-November fiscal years ending
with year indicated. 2 Forecast for 2003 based on the Office of Management
and Budget's Midsession Budget Review, July 2003.
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