Measuring the Size of the U.S. Food and Fiber System

Chinkook Lee, Gerald Schluter, William Edmondson and Darryl Wills

No 308025, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Civilian employment in the food and fiber system fell from over 21 percent of the workforce in 1975 to 18.5 percent in 1985. The system's share of gross national product (GNP) also fell from 20.4 percent in 1975 to 17.5 percent in 1985. The system generated $700.8 billion in GNP and employed 21.4 million full-time workers in 1985. This report reviews procedures used to estimate income and employment in the food and fiber system and their usefulness in economic policy and decisionmaking.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1987-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308025

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