§ Mr. Freudasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table expressing earnings as a percentage of the gross national product for each of the last 10 years.
§ Dr. GilbertThe information is given in the following table:
PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST Wages and salaries (including forces' pay) Total income from employment * 1964 … 61.8 66.9 1965 … 61.8 67.2 1966 … 62.5 68.2 1967 … 61.9 67.7 1968 … 61.3 67.4 1969 … 61.8 67.9 1970 … 63.2 69.6 1971 … 62.9 69.2 1972 … 62.3 68.8 1973 … 61.6 68.0 * Income from employment comprises wages and salaries, forces' pay and employers' contributions to national insurance etc. and pension funds.