Summary of the 1990 Data Users Meetings

Report Forword: This report summarizes discussions at three Data Users Meetings held in May 1990 to discuss USDA economic statistics programs. Also included are written statements which were provided by meeting participants or by individuals who were unable to attend. Listening meetings have been held nearly every year since 1978 by agencies under the Assistant Secretary for Economics. These meetings have identified a number of improvements which have been incorporated into the ongoing reports and research program. The 1990 meetings focused on the NASS price program and ERS economic indicators including farm income and cost of production. The material presented in this report is a summary of the major points presented at each session. No attempt was made to capture verbatim comments. All answers and subsequent discussion based on remarks by a particular speaker are shown by indentations.

报告前言：本报告汇总了1990年5月召开的三场美国农业部（USDA）经济统计项目专题研讨会的讨论内容，同时收录了参会者及因故无法到场的个人提交的书面发言材料。自1978年起，经济事务助理部长下辖的各业务机构几乎每年都会举办此类意见听取会，此类会议提出的多项改进举措已被纳入持续推进的报告与研究项目体系。1990年的研讨会重点围绕国家农业统计服务处（National Agricultural Statistics Service，NASS）价格项目，以及经济研究局（Economic Research Service，ERS）的经济指标体系展开，其中涵盖农场收入与生产成本相关议题。本报告所收录内容为各场次会议核心要点的汇总，未对发言内容进行逐字实录。所有针对特定发言者的回应及后续衍生讨论均通过缩进格式予以呈现。