Farm, lumber and utilities prices and production.
All “latest” month numbers for November 2005 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 (December) | $3.44 | $3.46 | $3.94 | -12.7% |
All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 138 | 133 | 139 | -0.7% |
All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 146 | 140 | 148 | -1.4% |
Livestock Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) | 111 | 117 | 110 | 0.9% |
Lumber price from Random Lengths Publications, framing composite (December) | $365 | $359 | $376 | -2.9% |
Lumber production Coast, inland and California redwood regions, Western softwood, million board feet | 1,522 | 1,686 | 1,563 | -2.6% |
Power PGE, weather-adjusted, million kilowatt-hours | 1,514.8 | 1,446.6 | 1,442.1 | 5.0% |
Natural gas NW Natural, million therms | 131.3 | 80.0 | 120.1 | 9.3% |