§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the net income of the farming industry for each year from 1954–55 to the latest available date, using the average for the years 1954–55 to 1956–57 as a base with an index of 100, and using figures for subsequent years worked out at constant money values.
§ Mr. John MackieThe index of aggregate farming net income, adjusted to constant money values by the Consumer Price Index, and with the average of 1954–55 to 1956–57 as 100, is:
(Years ending 31 st May) Year Index 1954–55 … … 97.4 1955–56 … … 104.5 1956–57 … … 97.9 1957–58 … … 105.0 1958–59 … … 91.4 1959–60 … … 98.6 1960–61 … … 105.2 1961–62 … … 110.3 1962–63 … … 112.7 1963–64 … … 100.7 1964–65 … … 114.0 1965–66 … … 106.6 1966–67 … … 109.6 1967–68 (forecast) … … 110.3