asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of agricultural incomes, expenses and profits for each year from 1957 to date, giving revised figures where available in the form of a reply of 10th February 1960.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Income, Expenses and Profits.
71.
The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table. Data for 1962 are not yet available.
|
Item |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
|
£million |
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|
Net output of agriculture (incl. value of changes in livestock numbers) |
156.3 |
145.7 |
157.0 |
160.7 |
169.2 |
|
Expenses of agriculture Land annuities |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
|
Rates |
7.6 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
|
Wages and salaries |
18.4 |
18.0 |
18.3 |
18.9 |
18.4 |
|
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
|
Petrol, fuel oil, etc. |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
|
Depreciation of machinery and implements |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
|
Transport and marketing |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
|
Other |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
|
Total expenses |
49.4 |
49.4 |
50.9 |
52.5 |
53.4 |
|
Agricultural profits (incl. income of farmers and their families) |
106.9 |
96.3 |
106.1 |
108.2 |
115.8 |