asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the years 1931, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1956 and 1966, if available, (a) the total value of exports (b) the value of agricultural exports, (c) the value of agricultural exports as a percentage of total exports, (d) the total number of cattle exported to England, (e) the total acreage under tillage, (f) the total number of people at work in the State, and (g) the total number of people on the land.
Written Answers. - Export and Employment Statistics.
191.
The particulars requested by the Deputy are as follows:
|
Item |
Unit |
Year |
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|
1931 |
1947 |
1951 |
1954 |
1956 |
1966 |
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|
(a) Total Domestic Exports |
£000 |
35,546 |
38,568 |
79,827 |
111,778 |
104,276 |
229,220 |
12 months ended Sept. 1966 |
|
(b) Agricultural Exports* |
£000 |
26,727 |
26,837 |
53,234 |
74,216 |
65,373 |
121,515 |
|
|
(c) (b) as percentage of (a) |
% |
75.2 |
69.6 |
66.7 |
66.4 |
62.7 |
53.0 |
|
|
(d) Cattle exported to Britain |
Number of Animals |
687,897 |
300,899 |
330,846 |
442,351 |
444,609 |
427,563 |
|
|
(e) Acreage under tillage |
000 acres |
1,425 |
2,314 |
1,717 |
1,808 |
1,707 |
1,262 |
|
|
(f) Total persons at work |
thousands |
1,235† |
1,228† |
1,217 |
1,163 |
1,125 |
1,050§ |
|
|
(g) Total persons at work in agriculture |
thousands |
608† |
562‡ |
490 |
443 |
422 |
331§ |
*Because of changes in classification, etc. figures may not be exactly comparable for all the years shown.
†1936.‡1946.§1965.