Farm Input Price Index, fourth quarter 2015
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Released: 2016-04-05
The Farm Input Price Index decreased 1.5% in the fourth quarter. The decline was mainly attributable to animal production (-6.3%).
Machinery and motor vehicles (-0.1%) also recorded a decrease.
Crop production (+1.8%) and general business costs (+1.2%) recorded price increases, while the buildings component was unchanged.
The index decreased in five provinces. Alberta (-3.6%) contributed the most to the national decline, followed by Quebec (-2.0%) and Ontario (-0.8%).
Year over year, farm input prices rose 0.1% at the national level. The increase was mainly attributable to crop production (+2.2%) and general business costs (+3.3%).
Year over year, the index was up in six provinces in the fourth quarter. Ontario (+1.6%) contributed the most to the year-over-year increase.
Note to readers
The Farm Input Price Index is an indicator of the change in input costs faced by Canadian farmers. With each release, data for the previous eight quarters may have been revised. The index is not seasonally adjusted.
The index is available for 13 geographic areas: each of the 10 provinces, Eastern Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario), Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia), and Canada total (excluding the territories).
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