Tony Gregory
Question:106 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the distribution of average farm income by quintile in each year since 1986.
Written Answers. - Average Family Farm Income.
Teagasc provides estimates of average family income i.e. excluding farmers' income from non-farming activities, on an annual basis in its National Farm Survey. On the basis of the survey, the distribution of family farm income by quintile in the period 1986-92 is as follows:
Family Farm Income by quintile (£)
|
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1986 |
-1,344 |
919 |
2,343 |
4,899 |
14,804 |
|
1987 |
-750 |
1,331 |
3,071 |
6,286 |
18,894 |
|
1988 |
-413 |
1,798 |
3,885 |
7,990 |
22,588 |
|
1989 |
-1,193 |
1,367 |
3,394 |
7,981 |
24,731 |
|
1990 |
-398 |
1,555 |
3,564 |
7,236 |
21,408 |
|
1991 |
-771 |
1,360 |
3,166 |
6,329 |
20,075 |
|
1992 |
-827 |
1,733 |
3,846 |
7,762 |
23,264 |
Source: National Farm Survey, Teagasc, various years.