AQW 50370/11-16


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 04/11/2015
Answered On Date: 17/11/2015
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the economic output from the agri-food sector, in each of the last five years.


Answer:
The economic output of the Agri-Food Sector (the agriculture sector plus the food and drinks processing sector) as measured by Gross Value Added for the last five years (for which data is available) is provided in the following table:
Gross Value Added (GVA) £ Million
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Agriculture
277.9
351.8
454.4
388.0
470.0
450.5
Food and Drinks Processing
617.8
636.6
643.0
681.9
717.7
N/A
Total GVA for Agri-Food
895.7
988.4
1,097.4
1,069.9
1,187.7
N/A