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Table 7.14: Annual commercial farm wage bill, nominal and 1985 deflated kwatcha
Farm size | ||||||
Year |
Small (0-199 ha) |
Medium (200-1,999 ha) |
Large (2,000+ ha) | |||
Nominal |
Deflated |
Nominal |
Deflated |
Nominal |
Deflated | |
Northwest region | ||||||
1975 |
266,200 |
1,144,186 |
474,990 |
2,041,611 |
464,860 |
1,998,070 |
1976 |
857,860 |
3,215,407 |
1,558,060 |
5,839,877 |
538,580 |
2,018,690 |
1977 |
400,615 |
1,258,309 |
1,580,059 |
4,962,874 |
1,090,033 |
3,423,731 |
1978 |
1,706,850 |
4,546,241 |
766,960 |
2,042,819 |
796,210 |
2,120,727 |
1979 |
857,409 |
2,025,234 |
1,012,535 |
2,391,647 |
1,671,595 |
3,948,373 |
1980 |
1,318,350 |
2,811,909 |
1,137,435 |
2,426,035 |
1,398,510 |
2,982,882 |
1981 |
956,470 |
1,806,543 |
3,021,996 |
5,707,828 |
1,905,349 |
3,598,749 |
1982 |
1,310,466 |
2,186,599 |
3,731,350 |
6,226,002 |
7,735,055 |
12,906,447 |
1983 |
949,639 |
1,362,966 |
4,064,313 |
5,833,292 |
2,201,807 |
3,160,136 |
1984 |
628,582 |
752,885 |
4,206,774 |
5,038,667 |
8,280,695 |
9,918,209 |
1985 |
6,389,381 |
6,389,381 |
8,036,546 |
8,036,546 |
7,883,322 |
7,883,322 |
1986 |
13,168,843 |
9,520,549 |
12,701,236 |
9,182,488 |
30,394,968 |
21,974,351 |
1987 |
11,677,183 |
5,668,261 |
13,107,524 |
6,362,568 |
18,560,342 |
9,009,439 |
1988 |
12,044,948 |
3,872,263 |
24,647,278 |
7,923,715 |
24,298,815 |
7,811,690 |
1989 |
10,479,608 |
1,687,469 |
20,579,334 |
3,313,769 |
1,237,000 |
199,187 |
Southeast region | ||||||
1975 |
917,530 |
3,943,744 |
6,151,850 |
26,441,993 |
6,385,130 |
27,444,681 |
1976 |
850,800 |
3,188,945 |
7,589,380 |
28,446,300 |
7,989,370 |
29,945,532 |
1977 |
1,143,089 |
3,590,376 |
9,643,821 |
30,290,684 |
12,060,667 |
37,881,858 |
1978 |
1,188,430 |
3,165,416 |
12,037,390 |
32,061,915 |
5,560,690 |
14,811,049 |
1979 |
998,178 |
2,357,736 |
17,692,459 |
41,790,281 |
11,520,015 |
27,210,727 |
1980 |
1,160,911 |
2,476,107 |
19,982,267 |
42,620,175 |
9,387,735 |
20,023,099 |
1981 |
2,111,946 |
3,988,961 |
9,679,489 |
18,282,241 |
7,774,976 |
14,685,071 |
1982 |
2,487,040 |
4,149,789 |
16,413,275 |
27,386,626 |
4,097,295 |
6,836,606 |
1983 |
3,449,377 |
4,950,707 |
9,741,551 |
13,981,530 |
13,050,177 |
18,730,224 |
1984 |
4,687,643 |
5,614,628 |
17,554,679 |
21,026,132 |
26,683,982 |
31,960,762 |
1985 |
4,161,863 |
4,161,863 |
20,784,751 |
20,784,751 |
17,481,002 |
17,481,002 |
1986 |
5,780,490 |
4,179,064 |
29,382,383 |
21,242,293 |
37,165,726 |
26,869,340 |
1987 |
11,050,099 |
5,363,866 |
65,505,507 |
31,797,250 |
45,913,446 |
22,287,001 |
1988 |
124,709,755 |
40,092,240 |
187,458,457 |
60,264,968 |
53,102,424 |
17,071,601 |
1989 |
28,424,054 |
4,576,958 |
217,665,700 |
35,049,424 |
209,085,128 |
33,667,745 |
Source: Derived from Zambia CSO data.