Farm prices, lumber production, energy consumption.
All “latest” month numbers for January 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 (February) | $3.54 | $3.46 | $3.92 | -9.7% |
All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 141 | 128 | 112 | 25.9% |
All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 149 | 131 | 113 | 31.9% |
Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (February) | 113 | 118 | 112 | 0.9% |
Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (February) | $379 | $382 | $420 | -9.8% |
Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 1,631 | 1,432 | 1,641 | -0.6% |
Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,863.0 | 1,712.8 | 1,845.3 | 1.0% |
Natural gas NW Natural, million therms | 138.8 | 158.2 | 145.2 | -4.4% |