§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the figure of average industrial earnings at each year from 1964 to 1976.
§ Mr. BoothThe latest information available comes from the Department's October 1975 inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers. Following is the information:
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME MANUAL WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Date October in each year Men 21 years and over Women 18 years and over £ £ 1964 18.67 8.95 1965 20.16 9.60 1966 20.78 10.06 1967 21.89 10.54 1968 23.62 11.31 1969 25.54 12.11 1970 28.91 13.98 1971 31.37 15.80 1972 36.20 18.34 1973 41.52 21.15 1974 49.12 27.05 1975 59.74 34.23