U.S. Census Bureau

USA Statistics in Brief--Agriculture and Business

AGRICULTURE 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
Farms (1,000) 2,167 2,135 2,127 2,113 2,101
Land in farms (million acres) 945 940 939 936 933
Net farm income (billion dollars) 51.3 40.2 60.4 85.4 73.8
BUSINESS 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
Industrial production index (2002=100) 103.5 100.0 100.6 104.7 108.2
Index of output per hour, business sector (1992=100) 115.9 123.6 128.6 133.1 136.6
Index of real compensation per hour, business sector (1992=100) 111.8 115.4 117.3 119.6 121.6
Manufacturers shipments (billion dollars) 4,209 3,965 3,972 4,259 4,545
Merchant wholesalers, sales (billion dollars) 2,815 2,836 2,962 3,297 3,550
Retail stores, total sales (billion dollars) 1 2,989 3,134 3,265 3,477 3,719
  Sales per capita (dollars) 10,591 10,884 11,227 11,841 12,547

\1 Excluding food services.


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