Table 22. Indices of prices received and paid by farmers

Country	Period	General index of prices received (`A`)	General index of prices paid (`B`)	(`A`/`B`) %
China (Peo. Rep. of)¹^*	1995	119.9	127.4	94.11
	1996	104.2	108.4	96.13
	1997	95.5	99.5	95.98
	1998	92.0	94.5	97.35
	1999	87.8	95.8	91.65
	2000	96.4	99.1	97.28
	2001	103.1	99.1	104.04
	2002	99.7	100.5	99.20
	2003	104.4	101.4	102.96
	2004	113.1	110.6	102.26
	2005	101.4	108.3	93.63
Japan²^**	1995	100.0	100.0	100.00
	1996	99.5	102.2	97.36
	1997	93.4	104.3	89.55
	1998	100.1	104.0	96.25
	1999	106.3	100.2	106.09
	2000	100.0	100.0	100.00
	2001	99.8	100.4	99.40
	2002	97.0	99.5	97.49
	2003	104.2	100.2	103.99
	2004	105.7	101.6	104.04
	2005	99.7	102.7	97.08
Korea (Rep. of)³^** (South Korea)	1995	91.2	78.4	116.33
	1996	96.0	81.8	117.36
	1997	93.3	83.7	111.47
	1998	93.0	92.5	100.54
	1999	99.0	95.1	104.10
	2000	100.0	100.0	100.00
	2001	105.1	105.7	99.43
	2002	110.7	109.6	101.00
	2003	119.8	114.7	104.45
	2004	116.4	120.3	96.76
	2005	111.7	124.9	89.43
Taiwan, ROC⁴^***	1995	117.4	95.6	122.91
	1996	116.0	99.7	116.36
	1997	100.6	97.5	103.20
	1998	110.2	99.0	111.29
	1999	116.8	99.8	116.93
	2000	101.2	99.9	101.24
	2001	100.0	100.0	100.00
	2002	101.3	101.1	100.17
	2003	105.2	102.9	102.16
	2004	115.6	107.2	107.84
	2005	126.5	109.1	115.95

Annotations

* Original data is based on the "Preceding year = 100". General index of prices paid, (Column B), means index of materials for agricultural production excluding comsumption for living.
** Original data is based on the "Y2000 = 100". General index of prices paid, (Column B), is same as above.
*** Original data is based on "Y2001 = 100". General index of prices paid, (Column B), includes financial and wages.

1. Department of Rural Surveys, National Bureau of Statistics, China, China Rural Statistical Yearbook 2006, China Statistics Press. July 2006, p. 203.
2. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan, Pocket Book of Statistics of Forestry and Fisheries 2007, November 2007, pp. 49–50.
3. Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Republic of Korea, Major Statistics of Agriculture and Forestry 2007, Sept. 2007, p. 94.
4. Council of Agriculture, Taiwan ROC, Basic Agricultural Statistics 2006, June 2007, p. 39.