§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the respective percentage increases in average earnings, average individual mortgage outgoings, dividends, and interest payments, in the year to November 1973.
§ Mr. NottBetween October 1972 and October 1973, the latest month for which figures are available, the index of average earnings increased by 12½ per cent. Data on average individual mortgage repayments, excluding lump sum repayments, are not available. Estimates of dividends and interest payments are compiled quarterly. The latest available figures relate to the second quarter of 1973 and were published in the October 1973 issue ofEconomic Trends.