HC Deb 05 December 1973 vol 865 c415W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will conduct a survey of low personal incomes in Mid-Wales.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

I have no plans for such a survey at the present time.

ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN EARNINGS AND WAGE RATES OF FULL-TIME MANUAL WORKERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
(All industries covered by Department of Employment regular inquiries)
Twelve months ended October Average hourly wage earnings excluding the effect of overtime Average hourly wage rates Differences (Column (1) minus column (2))
(1) (2) (3)
1950 … … … +2.8 +1.1 +1.7
1951 … … … +10.3 +10.8 -0.5
1952 … … … +7.5 +8.0 -0.5
1953 … … … +4.8 +4.5 +0.3
1954 … … … +6.0 +5.3 +0.7
1955 … … … +8.3 +6.7 +1.6
1956 … … … +8.2 +7.6 +0.6
1957 … … … +6.6 +5.6 +1.0
1958 … … … +3.4 +3.7 -0.3
1959 … … … +2.9 +1.4 +1.5
1960 … … … +7.3 +5.5 +1.8
1961 … … … +6.9 +6.4 +0.5
1962 … … … +4.4 +4.2 +0.2
1963 … … … +3.6 +2.3 +1.3
1964 … … … +8.1 +5.7 +2.4
1965 … … … +9.5 +7.3 +2.2
1966 … … … +6.5 +5.6 +0.9
1967 … … … +5.0 +5.3 -0.3
1968 … … … +7.0 +6.7 +0.3
1969 … … … +8.0 +5.5 +2.5
1970 … … … +16.0 +12.4 +3.6
1971 … … … +13.7 +11.6 +2.1
1972 … … … +14.6 +18.1 -3.5
1973 … … … Not available