asked the Taoiseach if he will give the latest figures available in respect of (a) the livestock and manufacturing milk indices, (b) the price per gallon of manufacturing milk, (c) the agricultural input price index and (d) the real income index.
Written Answers. - Milk Processing.
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The latest figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office in respect of (a), (b) and (c) of the Deputy's question are as follows:
(a) Livestock Price Index — September 1980: 185.1.
Manufacturing Milk Price Index — September 1980: 167.3.
(b) Price per gallon of manufacturing milk — September 1980:
(i) actual butterfat content: 54.31 pence per gallon;
(ii) standardised at 3.7 per cent butterfat content: 53.49 pence per gallon.
(c) Agricultural Input Price Index — August 1980: 190.9.
In the case of the indices shown at (a) and (c) above the base year relates to 1975 as 100.
The Central Statistics Office does not compile any corresponding index of real income.