germanFarms {micEcon}R Documentation

Output and Inputs of Farms in West-Germany

Description

The germanFarms data frame contains annual data of an average full-time farm in West-Germany. Additionally, the price indices for agricultural output and agricultural variable input are included. 20 book-keeping years are included - starting in 1975/76 and ending in 1994/95.

Usage

data(germanFarms)

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

year
the book-keeping year.
vOutput
the value of Outputs (in current Deutschmark).
pOutput
price index of agricultural outputs (1980/81 = 100).
vVarInput
the value of variable inputs (in current Deutschmark).
pVarInput
price index of variable agricultural inputs (1980/81 = 100).
qLabor
the number of full-time worker equivalents.
pLabor
costs of an agricultural worker (Deutschmarks per year).
land
land used for agricultural production (in ha).

Source

Bundesministerium f"{u}r Ern"{a}hrung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (Federal Department for Food, Agriculture and Forests), Agrarbericht der Bundesregierung (Agricultural Report of the Federal Government), Jahrg"{a}nge 1977-1996 (years 1977-1996).


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