Sample survey of agriculture and forestry, 2005, final figures

The total labour input on holdings with agriculture was 130 million man-hours in 2004/05. The labour input to agriculture and horticulture represent 120 million man-hours of the total. The labour input in forestry was 3.8 million man-hours, and in supplementary industries 6.8 million. The total labour input on holdings with agriculture in 2004/05 was 12.2 million man-hours less than two years earlier.

The final figures for the total labour input on holdings with agriculture are 0.6 million man-hours, or 0.5 per cent lower than the preliminary figures. Between the preliminary and final figures for 2004/05 the labour input to agriculture and horticulture differ 0.5 million man-hours. The major explanation to the difference is the decline in the number of holdings, while the average labour input per holding is at the same level.

Tables:

• Table 1 Labour input in agriculture and horticulture, forestry and other supplementary industries on holdings, by county. 1 000 man-hours. 2004/05
• Table 2 Labour input agriculture and horticulture, by category of manpower and county. 1 000 man-hours
• Table 3 Labour input to horticulture and agriculture, by sex, category of manpower and county. 1 000 man-hours
• Table 4 Holdings with supplementary industry by type of supplementary industry, by county. 2004/05.
• Table 5 Number of holdings with four-wheeled tractors and two-wheeled tractors/motorized mowers and number of four-wheeled tractors and two-wheeled tractors/motorized mowers, by county, agricultural area in use and type of farming. 2005