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Farm, Rural, and Natural Resources Indicators empty cell Annual percent change item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Cash receipts ($ billion) 192.1 200.1 195.0 216.6 241.2 239.6f 11.1 11.4 -0.7 Crops 92.5 93.3 101.0 111.0 117.8 115.9f 9.9 6.1 -1.6 Livestock 99.6 106.7 94.0 105.6 123.5 123.7f 12.3 17.0 0.2 Direct government payments ($ billion) 22.9 20.7 11.2 17.2 13.3 22.7f 53.6 -22.7 70.7 Gross cash income ($ billion) 228.7 235.6 221.0 249.5 271.7 280.6f 12.9 8.9 3.3 Net cash income ($ billion) 56.7 60.1 49.5 71.6 85.5 83.2f 44.6 19.4 -2.7 Net value added ($ billion) 91.9 95.0 78.6 101.2 125.9 118.1f 28.8 24.4 -6.2 Farm equity ($ billion) 1,025.6 1,070.2 1,110.7 1180.8 1,293.9f 1,378.9f 6.3 9.6 6.6 Farm debt-asset ratio 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.4 13.8f 13.4f -2.7 -4.2 -2.9 Farm household income ($/farm household) 61,947 64,117 65,757 68,515 81,480p 83.660f 4.2 18.9 2.7 Farm household income relative to average U.S. household income (%) 108.6 110.2 113.7 116.0 134.6p na 2.0 16.0 na Nonmetro-metro difference in poverty rates (%points) 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 na na. -19.2 na na. Cropland harvested (million acres) 314 311 307 315 312p na 2.6 -1.0 na USDA Conservation Program expenditures ($ bil.)1 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.3 5.1 na. 2.4 18.6 na Food and Fiber Sector Indicators empty cell Annual percent change item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 U.S. gross domestic product ($ billion current)2 9,817 10,128 10,470 10,971 11,734 na 4.8 7.0 na Food and fiber share (%) 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 na 2.2 3.3 na Farm sector share (%) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 na 11.1 19.2 na Total agricultural imports ($ billion)1 38.9 39.0 41.0 45.7 52.7 57.5 11.5 15.3 9.1 Total agricultural exports ($ billion)1 50.7 52.7 53.3 56.2 62.4 62.0 5.4 11.0 -0.6 Exports' share of the volume of U.S. agriculture production (%) 17.6 17.6 16.7 17.9 16.3 na 7.2 -8.9 na CPI for food (1982-84=100) 167.9 173.1 176.2 180.0 186.2 190.7 2.2 3.4 2.4 Share of U.S. disposable income spent on food (%) 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.5 na -1.1 1.1 na Share of total food expenditures for at-home consumption (%) 51.7 51.7 50.8 50.3 49.7 na -1.0 -1.2 na Farm-to-retail price spread (1982-84=100) 210.3 215.4 221.2 225.6 232.9 na 2.0 3.2 na Total USDA food and nutrition assistance spending ($ billion)1 32.6 34.2 38.0 41.8 46.2 50.7 10.0 10.5 9.7 f = Forecast. p = Preliminary. na = Not available. 1 Based on October-September fiscal years ending with year indicated. 2 GDP data released July 29, 2005 and agricultural output data released December 15, 2005 by U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. For more information . . . AO tables Get the statistical indicators formerly provided in Agricultural Outlook magazine. Printer-friendly format Get all Indicators in PDF format Email this page