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

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  • Lee, Chinkook
  • Schluter, Gerald
  • Edmondson, William
  • Wills, Darryl

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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.

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  • Lee, Chinkook & Schluter, Gerald & Edmondson, William & Wills, Darryl, 1987. "Measuring the Size of the U.S. Food and Fiber System," Agricultural Economic Reports 308025, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:308025
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308025
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    1. Chinkook Lee & Gerald Schluter, 1993. "Growth and Structural Change in U.S. Food and Fiber Industries: An Input-Output Perspective," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 75(3), pages 666-673.
    2. Edmondson, William & Petrulis, Mindy & Somwaru, Agapi, 1995. "Measuring the Economywide Effect of the Farm Sector," Technical Bulletins 156778, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Xi He, 2020. "US agricultural exports and labor market adjustments," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 51(4), pages 609-621, July.
    4. Holt, Tyler & Pryor, Shirley, 1999. "Agribusiness as an Engine of Growth in Developing Countries," Miscellaneous Publications 330496, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Lowell Dyson & William Edmondson & Chinkook Lee & Gerald Schluter, 1996. "U.S. agricultural trade and its impact on the Midwest rural economy," Assessing the Midwest Economy GL-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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