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AGRICULTURAL SALES UP IN 1987 



A comparison of selected Montana industries shows a sharp 16 

 percent increase in agricultural cash income for 1987. A closer look 

 shows crop sales were up 25 percent, livestock sales up 17 percent 

 while government payments increased by 2 percent. 



Other basic Montana industries held their own from 1986 levels 

 although gross receipts from gas and oil production were down 48 

 percent from 1985. 



1985 



1986 



1987 



— Millions of Dollars — 



Agriculture 

 Mining 2/ 

 Gas & Oil 2/ 

 Travel 3/ 

 Lumber 4/ 



1/ 



1,469.5 

 566.5 

 869.3 

 850.0 

 735.0 



1,479.6 

 587.3 

 444.5 

 854.3 

 820.0 



1,716.5 

 581.8 

 456.3 

 880.0 

 900.0 



1/ Cash income including government payments. 

 2/ Gross value, Montana Department of Revenue. 

 3/ Montana Department of Commerce, Promotion Division 

 4/ Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University 

 of Montana. 



Millions of Dollars 

 1.800.0 I 



1.600.0- 



A Comparison of Selected Industries 



MONTANA -- 1985-1987 



1.400.0 — 

 1.200.0— 

 1.000.0— 

 800.0 — 

 600.0— 

 400.0— 

 200.0- 



AGRICULTURE 



MINING GAS & OIL 



|l985 Bl986 h i 1987 



TRAVEL 



LUMBER 



