Table 9—Price Indexes of Food Marketing Costs
Annual 2004 Labor—hourly earnings and benefits Processing Wholesaling Retailing Packaging and containers Paperboard boxes and containers Metal cans Paper bags and related products Plastic films and bottles Glass containers Metal foil Transportation services Advertising Fuel and power Electric Petroleum Natural gas Communications, water and sewage Rent Maintenance and repair Business services Supplies Property taxes and insurance Interest, short-term Total marketing cost index 2005 2006 2006 I II 1987=100* 572.2 578.6 661.1 526.6 437.4 414.9 463.8 510.9 378.5 523.2 241.6 429.5 698.3 808.6 545.8 850.3 1,445.2 323.0 259.5 620.6 596.0 363.8 736.3 27.3 532.3 572.9 578.9 664.1 526.8 465.9 427.0 506.5 555.1 422.6 528.4 254.1 465.5 718.9 1,004.9 570.6 1,268.2 1,732.3 329.8 264.0 639.2 609.2 388.7 724.0 58.7 553.8 581.2 579.3 687.2 536.4 489.4 446.3 528.7 599.6 440.7 547.6 272.0 482.8 735.1 1,086.7 620.8 1,464.0 1,705.6 338.7 272.4 667.7 614.0 418.2 732.5 83.1 571.2 574.6 575.8 671.1 530.8 485.5 434.0 522.6 604.9 448.4 542.6 262.3 469.1 726.3 1,076.0 608.1 1,336.8 1,896.6 335.2 270.1 658.0 607.3 409.0 720.1 77.7 564.1 579.8 578.7 680.1 536.6 487.6 444.1 528.8 592.8 440.1 550.1 269.3 480.2 730.5 1,119.6 621.7 1,590.8 1,667.4 336.8 272.1 665.3 611.8 417.0 728.5 83.7 571.0 583.5 579.7 698.0 536.8 492.5 453.5 533.0 603.0 436.2 547.0 277.2 494.4 739.7 1,111.2 642.4 1,555.6 1,626.8 339.9 272.7 670.7 616.3 425.1 736.9 86.1 575.8 587.0 582.9 699.6 541.3 492.0 453.8 530.3 597.8 438.2 550.6 279.0 487.6 743.7 1,039.8 611.2 1,372.9 1,631.7 342.7 274.8 676.9 620.7 421.6 744.4 85.1 573.9 595.4 589.8 719.4 546.3 494.0 454.3 551.9 582.2 429.0 570.1 281.9 483.7 768.7 1,049.3 620.0 1,349.7 1,698.0 346.2 275.9 681.3 627.3 422.6 750.4 85.4 580.3 600.4 595.9 730.6 547.4 497.4 456.2 565.5 582.3 426.2 577.0 279.8 492.5 769.5 1,129.8 640.0 1,563.4 1,718.7 349.6 275.9 684.9 631.4 432.0 754.5 83.1 588.4 603.7 600.3 734.4 549.4 502.5 457.6 566.5 595.0 433.8 588.8 280.7 501.1 768.5 1,129.2 665.1 1,566.0 1,644.8 353.7 275.4 688.2 635.5 437.0 759.0 76.5 592.0 III IV 2007 I II III
Last two quarters preliminary. * Indexes measure changes in employee earnings and benefits and in prices of supplies used in processing, wholesaling, and retailing U.S. farm foods purchased for at-home consumption. Information contact: Howard Elitzak (202) 694-5375