§ Mr. Ednyfed Hudson Daviesasked the Minister of Labour what has been the percentage rise or fall each year since 1935, taking 1935 as 100, in the cost of living, average weekly earnings and average salary earnings, respectively.
1. INDICES OF COST OF LIVING, AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS AND AVERAGE SALARY EARNINGS—1935–47 Average Weekly Earnings Average Salary Earnings Date Cost of Living Index Full-time Men Full-time Women All Employees October, 1935=100 October, 1938 … … 107 107 1041 Not available July, 1940 … … … 129 138 125 July, 1941 … … … 137 154 141 July, 1942 … … … 138 188 199 July, 1943 … … … 138 188 199 July, 1944 … … … 139 193 206 July, 1945 … … … 143 188 202 October, 1946 … … 140 187 209 April, 1947 … … … 140 191 216
2. INDICES OF RETAIL PRICES, AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS AND AVERAGE SALARY EARNINGS—1947–67 Average Weekly Earnings Average Salary Earnings Date Retail Prices Index Full-time Men Full-time Women All Employees October, 1935=100 October, 1947 … … 66.8 57.5 60.3 Not available October, 1948 … … 71.5 61.9 64.5 October, 1949 … … 74.1 64.0 68.2 October, 1950 … … 75.9 67.5 71.3 October, 1951 … … 85.0 74.5 77.8 October, 1952 … … 90.8 80.1 83.3 October, 1953 … … 92.4 84.9 88.7 October, 1954 … … 95.0 91.7 93.7 October, 1955 … … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 October, 1956 … … 103.9 106.7 106.8 107.3 October, 1957 … … 108.4 112.9 112.4 114.8 October, 1958 … … 110.7 115.1 116.2 118.5 October, 1959 … … 110.5 121.6 122.1 126.3 October, 1960 … … 112.7 130.2 128.3 133.4 October, 1961 … … 117.1 137.5 133.6 139.9 October, 1962 … … 120.5 142.1 139.1 147.7 October, 1963 … … 123.2 150.1 145.5 155.8 October, 1964 … … 128.3 162.3 154.9 164.5 October, 1965 … … 134.5 175.5 166.0 178.4 October, 1966 … … 139.5 181.9 174.1 186.1 October, 1967 … … 142.3 191.5 182.6 194.7 Note: The official indices measuring changes in retail prices are the Cost of Living Index which was compiled from 1914 to June, 1947 and the Retail Prices Index which has been compiled since June, 1947. It is the practice not to link these two series.