U.S. agricultural output, inputs, and total factor productivity, 1948-2008

Index, 1948 = 1

Line graph with 3 lines and 61 points per line.

Line 1, Output.
Point 1, 1948 is 1.
Point 2, 1949 is 0.993.
Point 3, 1950 is 0.986.
Point 4, 1951 is 1.0302.
Point 5, 1952 is 1.0534.
Point 6, 1953 is 1.0592.
Point 7, 1954 is 1.0704.
Point 8, 1955 is 1.1049.
Point 9, 1956 is 1.1157.
Point 10, 1957 is 1.1026.
Point 11, 1958 is 1.1731.
Point 12, 1959 is 1.2113.
Point 13, 1960 is 1.2471.
Point 14, 1961 is 1.2684.
Point 15, 1962 is 1.2885.
Point 16, 1963 is 1.328.
Point 17, 1964 is 1.3098.
Point 18, 1965 is 1.344.
Point 19, 1966 is 1.3445.
Point 20, 1967 is 1.3871.
Point 21, 1968 is 1.4115.
Point 22, 1969 is 1.439.
Point 23, 1970 is 1.4185.
Point 24, 1971 is 1.5287.
Point 25, 1972 is 1.5451.
Point 26, 1973 is 1.6029.
Point 27, 1974 is 1.491.
Point 28, 1975 is 1.5908.
Point 29, 1976 is 1.6159.
Point 30, 1977 is 1.7085.
Point 31, 1978 is 1.7331.
Point 32, 1979 is 1.8331.
Point 33, 1980 is 1.7535.
Point 34, 1981 is 1.8843.
Point 35, 1982 is 1.9266.
Point 36, 1983 is 1.6694.
Point 37, 1984 is 1.8977.
Point 38, 1985 is 1.9752.
Point 39, 1986 is 1.9137.
Point 40, 1987 is 1.9383.
Point 41, 1988 is 1.8403.
Point 42, 1989 is 1.9694.
Point 43, 1990 is 2.0542.
Point 44, 1991 is 2.0653.
Point 45, 1992 is 2.1849.
Point 46, 1993 is 2.0849.
Point 47, 1994 is 2.3212.
Point 48, 1995 is 2.2047.
Point 49, 1996 is 2.2829.
Point 50, 1997 is 2.3903.
Point 51, 1998 is 2.395.
Point 52, 1999 is 2.4496.
Point 53, 2000 is 2.4538.
Point 54, 2001 is 2.4555.
Point 55, 2002 is 2.4087.
Point 56, 2003 is 2.4639.
Point 57, 2004 is 2.5687.
Point 58, 2005 is 2.5326.
Point 59, 2006 is 2.5604.
Point 60, 2007 is 2.6044.
Point 61, 2008 is 2.5818.
Line 2, Productivity.
Point 1, 1948 is 1.
Point 2, 1949 is 0.9496.
Point 3, 1950 is 0.9354.
Point 4, 1951 is 0.9626.
Point 5, 1952 is 0.983.
Point 6, 1953 is 0.9922.
Point 7, 1954 is 1.022.
Point 8, 1955 is 1.0225.
Point 9, 1956 is 1.0281.
Point 10, 1957 is 1.0198.
Point 11, 1958 is 1.073.
Point 12, 1959 is 1.0877.
Point 13, 1960 is 1.1362.
Point 14, 1961 is 1.1674.
Point 15, 1962 is 1.1624.
Point 16, 1963 is 1.1924.
Point 17, 1964 is 1.1982.
Point 18, 1965 is 1.2348.
Point 19, 1966 is 1.2181.
Point 20, 1967 is 1.2576.
Point 21, 1968 is 1.2716.
Point 22, 1969 is 1.2815.
Point 23, 1970 is 1.2588.
Point 24, 1971 is 1.3501.
Point 25, 1972 is 1.3428.
Point 26, 1973 is 1.3865.
Point 27, 1974 is 1.2996.
Point 28, 1975 is 1.4231.
Point 29, 1976 is 1.3961.
Point 30, 1977 is 1.4719.
Point 31, 1978 is 1.4017.
Point 32, 1979 is 1.451.
Point 33, 1980 is 1.4011.
Point 34, 1981 is 1.5598.
Point 35, 1982 is 1.6105.
Point 36, 1983 is 1.4079.
Point 37, 1984 is 1.6493.
Point 38, 1985 is 1.7624.
Point 39, 1986 is 1.7376.
Point 40, 1987 is 1.767.
Point 41, 1988 is 1.6894.
Point 42, 1989 is 1.8305.
Point 43, 1990 is 1.8964.
Point 44, 1991 is 1.8971.
Point 45, 1992 is 2.0563.
Point 46, 1993 is 1.9363.
Point 47, 1994 is 2.0791.
Point 48, 1995 is 1.9319.
Point 49, 1996 is 2.0925.
Point 50, 1997 is 2.137.
Point 51, 1998 is 2.118.
Point 52, 1999 is 2.1327.
Point 53, 2000 is 2.2354.
Point 54, 2001 is 2.2533.
Point 55, 2002 is 2.2208.
Point 56, 2003 is 2.3115.
Point 57, 2004 is 2.4477.
Point 58, 2005 is 2.3834.
Point 59, 2006 is 2.4242.
Point 60, 2007 is 2.351.
Point 61, 2008 is 2.4937.
Line 3, Inputs.
Point 1, 1948 is 1.
Point 2, 1949 is 1.0457.
Point 3, 1950 is 1.0536.
Point 4, 1951 is 1.0698.
Point 5, 1952 is 1.0713.
Point 6, 1953 is 1.0672.
Point 7, 1954 is 1.0468.
Point 8, 1955 is 1.0801.
Point 9, 1956 is 1.0848.
Point 10, 1957 is 1.0807.
Point 11, 1958 is 1.0925.
Point 12, 1959 is 1.1127.
Point 13, 1960 is 1.0968.
Point 14, 1961 is 1.0857.
Point 15, 1962 is 1.1075.
Point 16, 1963 is 1.1129.
Point 17, 1964 is 1.0922.
Point 18, 1965 is 1.0876.
Point 19, 1966 is 1.103.
Point 20, 1967 is 1.1023.
Point 21, 1968 is 1.1093.
Point 22, 1969 is 1.1221.
Point 23, 1970 is 1.1261.
Point 24, 1971 is 1.1316.
Point 25, 1972 is 1.1499.
Point 26, 1973 is 1.1553.
Point 27, 1974 is 1.1466.
Point 28, 1975 is 1.1174.
Point 29, 1976 is 1.1566.
Point 30, 1977 is 1.1595.
Point 31, 1978 is 1.2352.
Point 32, 1979 is 1.2622.
Point 33, 1980 is 1.2504.
Point 34, 1981 is 1.207.
Point 35, 1982 is 1.1954.
Point 36, 1983 is 1.1848.
Point 37, 1984 is 1.1498.
Point 38, 1985 is 1.1199.
Point 39, 1986 is 1.1006.
Point 40, 1987 is 1.096.
Point 41, 1988 is 1.0883.
Point 42, 1989 is 1.0751.
Point 43, 1990 is 1.0823.
Point 44, 1991 is 1.0878.
Point 45, 1992 is 1.0618.
Point 46, 1993 is 1.0759.
Point 47, 1994 is 1.1155.
Point 48, 1995 is 1.1403.
Point 49, 1996 is 1.0901.
Point 50, 1997 is 1.1176.
Point 51, 1998 is 1.1298.
Point 52, 1999 is 1.1476.
Point 53, 2000 is 1.0968.
Point 54, 2001 is 1.0888.
Point 55, 2002 is 1.0838.
Point 56, 2003 is 1.065.
Point 57, 2004 is 1.0486.
Point 58, 2005 is 1.0618.
Point 59, 2006 is 1.0554.
Point 60, 2007 is 1.1069.
Point 61, 2008 is 1.0347.

Source: ERS data product, Agricultural Productivity in the United States.

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