MARCH 2008: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE'RE IN
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All "latest" numbers are for December 2007 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
(January)
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$14.33
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$12.39
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$4.94
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190.1%
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All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%)
(January)
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160
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169
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154
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3.9%
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All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January)
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174
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184
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172
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1.2%
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Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (January)
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128
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124
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113
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13.3%
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Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing
composite (January)
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$249
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$267
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$295
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-15.6%
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Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood
regions, Western softwood, million board feet
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978
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1,089
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1,149
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-14.9%
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Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours
(January)
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1,912
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1,775
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1,855.7
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3.0%
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