§ Mr. Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish an index of agricultural net output in the United Kingdom for each year since 1969 taking the average for 1954 to 1957 at 100, in continuation of table K on page 29 of the "Annual Review" of March 1969.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe following series extend the series given in table K of the annual review 1969. This indicator is now redesignated as Net Product. It is no longer practicable to recalculate the series in terms of 1954–1957 prices and 1974–75 is the latest year for which reliable crop-year figures are available. The current statistics are based on calendar years and incorporate changes in coverage and methodology, so are not strictly comparable to the previous series.
Index of agricultural net product at constant prices* (United Kingdom) Average 1968–69 to 1971–72=100† 1975=100‡ 1964–65 93 1970 99 1965–66 92 1971 109 1966–67 92 1972 109 1967–68 98 1973 110 1968–69 90 1974 111 1969–70 96 1975 100 1970–71 103 1976 89 1971–72 110 1977 106 1972–73 112 1978 117 1973–74 118 1979 116 1974–75 120 1980 128 1981 129 1982 (f/c) 142 * Both series measure in index form the value added by the agricultural industry to all the goods and services purchased from outside agriculture, after provision has been made for depreciation. † June/May years. The series relates to all commercially significant holdings, essentially holdings requiring 26 standard man days or more per year where a standard man day represents 8 hours of productive work by an adult male worker under average conditions. ‡ Calendar years. To bring United Kingdom figures into line with EC statistics, estimates for minor sectors such as agricultural contractors and very small holdings are included. For the same reason the calculation also incorporates certain changes in the treatment of farm stocks and other minor methodological changes.