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Indicators

  • Statistic
Farm, Rural, and Natural Resource Indicators
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007-081 2008-091 2009-101 2010-111
Cash receipts ($ billion) 288.5 316.7 288.6 314.4 362.9f 10.3 -8.9 8.9 15.4
Crops 150.1 175.0 168.3 172.9 196.6f 17.8 -3.8 2.7 13.9
Livestock 138.5 141.6 120.3 141.4 166.0f 2.2 -15.0 17.5 17.4
Direct government payments ($ billion) 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.4 10.6f 2.5 0.0 1.6 14.5
Gross cash income ($ billion) 318.0 350.4 322.8 345.0 396.1 10.7 -7.9 6.9 14.8
Net cash income ($ billion) 77.7 88.6 74.4 92.3 108.7f -16.3 -16.0 24.1 17.8
Net value added ($ billion) 117.2 135.0 110.6 129.9 149.4f 16.6 -17.3 16.4 15.0
Farm equity ($ billion) 1,841.2 1,781.7 1,812.5 1,944.0 2,095.0f -3.3 1.7 7.3 7.8
Farm debt-asset ratio 10.4 11.9 11.8 11.3 10.5f 15.4 -0.8 -4.2 7.1
Farm household income ($/farm household) 54,428 51,431 52,235 54,162 54,817f -5.5 1.6 3.7 1.2
Farm household income relative to median U.S. household income (%) 108.4 102.2 104.9 109.5 NA NA NA NA NA
Nonmetro-metro difference in poverty rates (% points) 3.5 2.2 2.7 1.6 NA NA NA NA NA
Cropland harvested (million acres) 312 315 310 315 302p 1.0 -1.6 1.6 NA
USDA Conservation Program expenditures2 4.5 5.2 4.9 5.7 6.2p 15.6 -6.0 16.1 8.7
f = Forecast. p = Preliminary. NA = Not available.
All dollar amounts are in current dollars.
1Annual percent change.
2Based on October-September fiscal years ending with year indicated.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service.
Food and Fiber Sector Indicators
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007-081 2008-091 2009-101 2010-111
U.S. gross domestic product ($ billion) 14,062 14,369 14,119 14,698f NA 1.9 -2.5 4.2 NA
Share of agriculture and related industries in GDP (%) 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8f NA NA NA NA NA
Share of agriculture in GDP (%) 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9f NA NA NA NA NA
Total agricultural imports ($ billion)2 70.1 79.3 73.4 79.0 94.5 13.1 -7.4 7.6 19.6
Total agricultural exports ($ billion)2 82.2 114.9 96.3 108.7 137.4 39.8 -16.2 12.9 26.4
Export share of the volume of U.S. agricultural production (%) 21.8 21.7 19.8 21.0f NA NA NA NA NA
CPI for food (1982-84=100) 202.9 214.1 218.0 219.7 227.8f 5.5 1.8 0.8 3.7
Share of U.S. disposable income spent on food (%) 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.4 NA NA NA NA NA
Share of total food expenditures for at-home consumption (%) 52.8 53.4 53.4 53.5 NA NA NA NA NA
Farm-to-retail price spread (1982-84=100) 248.1 267.0 276.5 269.3 NA 7.6 3.6 -2.6 NA
Total USDA food and nutrition assistance spending ($ billion)2 54.3 60.9 79.2 95.4 103.3 12.2 30.0 20.5 8.3
f = Forecast. p = Preliminary. NA = Not available.
All dollar amounts are in current dollars.
1Annual percent change.
2Based on October-September fiscal years ending with year indicated.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service.

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