Farm
household income as a percentage of U.S. household income
(%)
103.1
98.8
108.6
110.2
p
na
na
0.5
na
na
Nonmetro-metro
poverty gap (%)
3.6
2.2
2.6
3.1
na
na
-3.2
na
na
Cropland
harvested (million acres)
310
302
312
308
p
na
na
0.1
na
na
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
10,619 f
11,206 f
5.4
5.3
5.5
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
0.7
na
na
-5.4
na
na
Total agricultural imports ($ billion)1
22.7
29.8
38.9
39.0
41.0
43.0 f
5.5
5.1
4.9
Total agricultural exports ($ billion)1
40.3
54.6
50.7
52.7
53.3
57.0 f
2.3
1.1
6.9
CPI for food (1982-84=100)
132.4
148.4
167.8
173.1
176.1 p
na
2.4
1.7
na
Personal expenditures on food as a percentage
of disposable income (%)
11.6
10.6
10.1
10.2
10.2 p
na
-1.4
0.0
na
Share of total food expenditures for at-home
consumption (%)
54.9
53.7
53.1
53.3
52.6 p
na
-0.3
-1.3
na
Farm-to-retail price spread (1982-84=100)
144.5
174.5
210.3
215.4
221.2 p
na
3.8
2.7
na
Total USDA food and nutrition assistance spending
($ billion)1
24.9
37.9
32.6
34.2
37.8
na
2.7
10.6
na
f = Forecast. p = Preliminary. q = 2002 Administration
request. na = Not available. 1 Based on October-September fiscal years ending
with year indicated. 2 Forecasts for 2002 and 2003 based on August 2002
forecasts from the Office of Management and Budget.
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