The bar graph illustrates the yearly average income of Irish in five different years with a prediction of future earnings at the end. Overall, the people of Ireland earned a stable average year to year income and was always increasing even though it dropped a little in 2008. Units are measured in US dollar.
In 1968, the average income earned in the Republic of Ireland was approximately 7,500 and increased to around 10,000 in 1978. The amount of salary kept of rising stably in 1988 and 1998, which were recorded to be approximately 13,000 and 15,000 respectively.. However, it experienced a slight decrease to around 14,000 in 2008.
At the end, it is projected that the average annual income of Irish will most likely to increase in the next ten years, which is 2018, with the nominal of almost 20,000. If the prediction came true, it would then be the highest average earnings to be recorded.