HC Deb 23 January 1973 vol 849 c72W
Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Employment by what percentage the rate of real wages has grown since December 1970.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Between December 1970 and November 1972, the latest date for which information is available, the general index of retail prices rose by 16.8 per cent. and the index of average earnings by 26.2 per cent.