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Eurostat confirms fall in EU agricultural income per worker in 2002

Brussels, 03/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - ,According to revised estimates issued on 3 April by Eurostat,

• EU15 real agricultural income per worker declined by 3.8% in 2002. In the Euro-zone, real agricultural income per worker fell by 4.0%. The EU Statistical Office explained that the decline in the level of EU15 real agricultural income per worker was due to a reduction in real agricultural income (-6.6%) on the one hand, and to the continued reduction in the volume of agricultural labour...