HC Deb 02 December 1969 vol 792 cc250-1W
69. Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity by what percentage wages and salaries appreciated in real value since December, 1964.

Mr. Harold Walker

Between December, 1964 and September, 1969, the latest available date, the index of average earnings (seasonally adjusted) rose by 37½ per cent. Over the same period the general index of retail prices rose by 21 per cent.