| All "latest" numbers are for September 2006 unless otherwise noted. |
Latest Month |
Previous Month |
Previous Year |
Annual Change |
| Farming/natural resources/energy |
| Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel |
$4.27 |
$3.97 |
$3.46 |
23.4% |
|
| All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) |
139 |
127 |
132 |
5.3% |
|
| All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) |
147 |
133 |
136 |
8.1% |
|
| Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) |
114 |
112 |
117 |
-2.6% |
|
| Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite |
$292 |
$296 |
$396 |
-26.3% |
|
| Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet (August) |
1,570 |
1,455 |
1,719 |
-8.7% |
|
| Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours |
1,613 |
1,606 |
1,572.8 |
2.1% |
|
| Natural gas NW Natural, million therms |
66.4 |
62.4 |
63.8 |
4.1% |
|