HC Deb 18 May 1989 vol 153 c261W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the average farm income in Wales for each of the last five years for which figures are available and adjusted for inflation.

Mr. Peter Walker

Average net income for dairy and livestock farms in Wales for each of the five years since 1983–84 was as follows:

Year Average net income £ per farm
1982–83 8,052
1983–84 7,562
1984–85 6,746
1985–86 7,914
1986–87 8,509

On an index basis, and adjusted for inflation, the figures are as follows:

Year
1982–83 100
1983–84 92
1984–85 79
1985–86 84
1986–87 81

1982–83 = 100

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