Skip to main content

Farm Incomes

Volume 270: debated on Monday 22 January 1996

The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will list the latest estimate of farm income for (a) each standard region, (b) for England and (c) for the United Kingdom, together with the equivalent figures for the previous three years in constant prices, indicating the yearly percentage change and the cumulative percentage change in each case; and if he will make a statement; [9019](2) if he will list the latest estimate of farm income together with the equivalent figures for the previous three years in constant prices, indicating the yearly percentage change and cumulative percentage change in each case; and if he will make a statement. [9020]

The latest available estimates of total income from farming, covering years from 1990, for the United Kingdom, the four countries and each standard statistical region within England are as follows. The figures are presented in real terms, first in £m at 1990 prices and then as indices—1990=100. The latter set thus show cumulative percentage changes from 1990 and both allow easy calculation of annual changes. The figures have been derived from those shown in table 6.5 of "Agriculture in the United Kingdom 1994" and tables 5.2 and 5.3 of issues of "Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom".A provisional estimate of total income from farming in 1995 for the United Kingdom will be issued by press release on 31 January and corresponding country data will be issued by the other agricultural departments. "Agriculture in the United Kingdom 1995" and "Farm Incomes in the United Kingdom

1 1994–95", both to be published on 19 March, will provide further details, including English regional data for 1994.

Total income from farming in real terms (as deflated by RPI): £ million 1990 prices

1990

1991

1992

1993

1

1994

United Kingdom2,3002,1742,5993,5313,687
England1,8211,7012,0552,7752,800
Wales134131134209225
Scotland212176218326398
Northern Ireland134167194223265

England regions

North132128182228n/a
Yorkshire and Humberside240202230285n/a
East Midlands336332317452n/a
East Anglia397345363415n/a
South East219220240428n/a
South West164136299432n/a
West Midlands171194253333n/a
North West162144172201n/a

Totals may not add owing to rounding.

1 Provisional.

Total income from farming in real terms (as deflated by RPI): Indices 1990=100

1990

1991

1992

1993

1

1994

United Kingdom100.094.5113.0153.5160.3
England100.093.4112.9152.4153.7
Wales100.097.499.9155.7168.0
Scotland100.082.8103.0153.9187.9
Norther Ireland100.0124.3144.1165.8197.6
English regions
North100.097.2138.3172.8n/a
Yorkshire and Humberside100.084.495.9118.9n/a
East Midlands100.098.994.4134.6n/a
East Anglia100.086.991.3104.5n/a
South-East100.0100.3109.4195.4n/a
South-West100.082.8182.0263.0n/a
West Midlands100.0113.2147.7194.9n/a
North-West100.088.6106.0124.0n/a

1Provisional.