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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 9A2 Estimated balance sheet for agriculture at current prices, 1992 to 19971

(£ million)

 

1992

1993

1994

1995 (Prov)

1996 (Prov)

1997 (Forecast)

TOTAL ASSETS

7,495

9,850

9,040

11,755

9,365

9,685

Total fixed assets

6,475

8,530

7,725

10,175

7,910

8,305

Land and buildings2

4,945

6,940

6,225

8,525

6,240

6,740

Machinery & equipment

725

760

790

840

900

940

Breeding livestock

800

835

710

815

770

625

Total current assets

1,020

1,315

1,320

1,580

1,455

1,380

Trading livestock

490

560

560

625

545

465

Crops and stores

210

230

290

335

250

235

Debtors, cash, deposits

320

525

470

620

660

680

TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,160

1,290

1,305

1,360

1,390

1,500

Total long and medium term

250

285

280

330

420

450

Bank loans

115

125

120

165

250

280

Family loans

90

100

90

80

85

85

Other

50

60

70

85

85

85

Total short term

910

1,005

1,030

1,030

970

1,050

Bank overdraft

755

745

785

705

625

695

Other

150

260

245

320

345

355

NET WORTH

6,335

8,560

7,735

10,400

7,970

8,185

             
Net worth as % of total assets

85

87

86

88

85

85

Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Unit Branch 2

1 Rounded to nearest £5 million. Individual items may not sum to totals.
2 The value of land and buildings does not include the domestic share of dwellings, but does include the business share
i.e. the value of the proportion of the farmhouse used for business purposes.
Chart 9A2 Net worth of Scottish agriculture, 1988-1997

bar chart

Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Unit Branch 2

 

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