asked the Taoiseach the percentage increase in farm incomes in each of the last five years to the latest available date.
Written Answers . - Farm Incomes .
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: The figures compiled in the national accounts in respect of farm income relate to the amount available to remunerate farmers and members of their families for their labour and management and to cover interest on capital whether borrowed or not. The percentage change in this total in each of the years 1972 to 1976 is as follows:
|
Year |
Percentage change on previous year |
|
1972 |
+37.9 |
|
1973 |
+31.7 |
|
1974 |
-12.3 |
|
1975 |
+47.8 |
|
1976 |
+12.9 |
While final figures for 1977 are not yet available, current estimates indicate that there was an increase of 39 per cent between 1976 and 1977.