June 2008: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE'RE IN
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All "latest" numbers are for March 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
(April)
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$10.26
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$12.00
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$5.97
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71.9%
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All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April)
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136
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134
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131
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3.8%
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All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April)
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140
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135
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134
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4.5%
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Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (April)
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123
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127
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123
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0.0%
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Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing
composite (April)
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$251
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$239
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$287
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-12.5%
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Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood
regions, Western softwood, million board feet
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1,123
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1,025
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1,377
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-18.4%
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Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours (April)
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1,606
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1,732
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1,553.2
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3.4%
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