EU27 real agricultural income per worker up by 6.7%

EU27 real agricultural income per worker1 has increased by 6.7% in 2011, after an increase of 12.6% in 2010, according to first estimates2 issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This increase results from a rise in real agricultural income (+3.9%), together with a fall in agricultural labour input (-2.7%). These estimates for the EU27 are based on data supplied by the national authorities in the Member States.