Farm
household income relative to average U.S. household income
(%)
103.1
108.6
110.2
113.7
na
na
0.5
na
na
Nonmetro-metro
difference in poverty rates (%points)
3.6
2.6
3.1
2.6
2.1
na
-3.2
-19.2
na
Cropland
harvested (million acres)
310
314
311
307
315
312P
0.1
2.6
-1.0
USDA
Conservation Program expenditures ($ bil.)1
3.0
3.4
3.7
3.5
q
na
na
1.3
na
na
Food
and Fiber Sector Indicators
empty
cell
Annual
percent change
item
1990
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
1990-2000
2002-03
2003-04
U.S.
gross domestic product ($ billion current)2
5,803
9,825
10,082
10,446
10,863
f
na
5.4
4.0
na
Food
and fiber share (%)
15.1
12.6
12.3
na
na
na
-1.8
na
na
Farm
sector share (%)
1.4
0.8
0.8
0.8
na
na
-5.4
na
na
Total
agricultural imports ($ billion)1
22.7
38.9
39.0
41.0
45.7
52.7
5.5
11.5
15.3
Total
agricultural exports ($ billion)1
40.3
50.7
52.7
53.3
56.2
62.3
2.3
5.4
10.9
Exports'
share of the volume of U.S. agriculture production (%)
18.2
17.6
17.7
16.5
17.9
na
-0.3
8.5
na
CPI
for food (1982-84=100)
132.4
167.9
173.1
176.2
180.0
186.2
2.4
2.2
3.4
Share
of U.S. disposable income spent on food (%)
11.2
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.1
na
-1.0
0.0
na
Share
of total food expenditures for at-home consumption (%)
55.4
53.3
53.9
53.8
53.1
na
-0.4
-1.3
na
Farm-to-retail
price spread (1982-84=100)
144.5
210.3
215.4
221.2
na
na
3.8
na
na
Total
USDA food and nutrition assistance spending ($ billion)1
24.9
32.6
34.2
38.0
41.8
46.1
2.7
10.0
10.3
f
= Forecast. p = Preliminary. q = 2002 Administration request.
na = Not available. 1 Based on October-September 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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