Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 1.1
Contribution of the food and agricultural industries to the U.S. economy, 2009
Value Added
to GDP
(billion $)
% Share of
U.S. GDP
Number of
FTE Workers
(000)
% Share of Total
U.S. Employment
U.S. GDP
14,119.0
121,805
Farms
104.0
0.74
634
0.52
Forestry, fi shing, and related
activities
29.2
0.21
425
0.35
Food and beverage and
tobacco products
206.1
1.46
1,578
1.30
Textile mills and textile
product mills
17.6
0.12
240
0.20
Apparel and leather and allied
products
11.7
0.08
189
0.16
Food services and drinking
places
277.1
1.96
7,366
6.05
Total for Food and
Agricultural Industries
645.70
4.57
10,432
8.56
Total Inputs for Farms,
Forestry and Fisheries
207.6
1.47
Energy inputs
21.6
0.15
Materials inputs
127.5
0.90
Purchased inputs
58.5
0.41
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
Table 1.2
.
Indicators of U.S. agriculture sector effi ciency
Country
GDP per
Capita
a
2010 (U.S. $)
% Labor
Force in
Agriculture
a
% of GDP in
Agriculture
a
Average
Farm Size in
2000
b
Acres
% Personal
Consumption
Expenditures Spent
on Food Consumed
at Home 2007
c
United States
47,400
0.7
1.2
440.7
5.7
Argentina
14,700
5.0
8.5
1,439.2
20.2
Australia
41,300
3.6
4.0
8,014.0
10.7
Brazil
10,900
20.0
6.1
179.8
24.6
Canada
39,600
2.0
2.0
675.5
9.2
China
7,400
39.5
9.6
1.7
34.9
Egypt
6,200
32.0
13.5
2.0
38.8
Germany
35,900
2.4
0.8
100.0
11.4
India
3,400
52.0
16.1
3.3
32.4
Japan
34,200
3.9
1.1
3.0
14.6
Mexico
13,800
13.7
4.2
60.7
24.2
South Korea
30,200
7.3
3.0
2.6
15.4
Spain
29,500
4.2
2.9
59.1
13.6
United Kingdom
35,100
1.4
0.9
175.1
8.6
Source:
a
Central Intelligence Agency.
b
Food and Agriculture Organization.
c
Meade 2008.
