The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Aspinwall
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the average farm income for member states of the EEC for the latest year for which figures are available; and what the comparable figures have been over the previous three years.
Mr. Donald Thompson
The estimated average family farm income for member states of the EC for 1984–85 (provisional) and for the three previous years are shown below :
| ('000 ECU per farm) | ||||
| Country | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–851 |
| Belgium | 21·3 | 24·2 | 24·7 | 23·2 |
| Denmark | 7·9 | 10·3 | 7·3 | 14·5 |
| France | 11·2 | 13·9 | 11·9 | 12·6 |
| Germany | 7·4 | 10·7 | 9·1 | 11·7 |
| Greece | 5·8 | 7·3 | 6·4 | 8·0 |
| Netherlands | 23·7 | 25·3 | 28·0 | 26·2 |
| Ireland | 9·4 | 10·6 | 10·6 | 11·2 |
| Italy | 8·1 | 9·3 | 10·8 | 11·5 |
| Luxembourg | 17·8 | 22·3 | 16·6 | 18·6 |
| United Kingdom | 17·0 | 20·4 | 23·3 | 21·8 |
| EUR 10 | 9·7 | 11·8 | 11·8 | 12·7 |
| 1 Provisional. | ||||
Source: EC Farm Accountancy Data Network.