§ Mr. Turtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average wage at the latest available date in the United Kingdom and, from information available to her from international sources, in France, West Germnany, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Luxembourg, respectively, expressed in £ sterling.
§ Mr. Harold Walker:The following table gives figures of average hourly earnings in manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom and the member countries of the European economic Community. However, owing to differences in concept, scope and methodology and variations in the composition of the
HOURLY EARNINGS OF MANUAL WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN APRIL, 1969 EXPRESSED IN STERLING Germany (Federal Republic) France* Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg United Kingdom† s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Males … … 11 6.8 8 8.1 7 1.4 10 1.0 10 5.2 13 0.5 10 2.4 Females … 8 0.3 6 7.8 5 2.2 6 1.5 7 1.1 7 0.1 5 11.2 All workers … 10 8.3 8 1.0 6 7.0 9 5.8 9 5.8 12 8.5 9 3.1 * Data relate to September, 1968. †Recoded to conform with the E.E.C. industrial classification of manufacturing in N.I.C.E.. ' Nomenclature des industries etablies dans les communautes Europeennes ". Note:An account of the principal differences between the series for the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom is given in the Employment and Productivity Gazette for September. 1968.