All “latest” numbers are for October 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 (November) | $4.96 | $4.97 | $3.46 | 43.4% |
All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 139 | 130 | 139 | 0.0% |
All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 150 | 137 | 147 | 2.0% |
Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (November) | 112 | 114 | 119 | -5.9% |
Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (November) | $275 | $278 | $359 | -23.4% |
Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 1,460 | 1,367 | 1,682 | -13.2% |
Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,473 | 1,613 | 1,446.6 | 11.5% |
Natural gas NW Natural, million therms (September) | 66.4 | 62.4 | 63.8 | 4.1% |