April 2008: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE'RE IN
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All "latest" numbers are for January 2008 unless otherwise
noted.
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Latest Month
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Previous Month
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Previous Year
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Annual Change
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FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY
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Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel
(February)
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$12.46
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$14.33
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$5.29
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135.5%
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All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%)
(February)
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134
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157
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139
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-3.6%
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All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February)
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137
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170
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147
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-6.8%
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Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February)
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125
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127
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115
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8.7%
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Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing
composite (February)
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$244
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$249
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$287
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-15.0%
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Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood
regions, Western softwood, million board feet
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1,163
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981
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1,383
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-15.9%
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Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours
(February)
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1,771
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1,912
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1,817.4
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-2.6%
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