HL Deb 28 February 1978 vol 389 c467WA
Lord CHITNIS

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will present gross pay as a percentage of national income for each year since 1948.

Baroness BIRK

The information is given in the following table:

WAGES AND SALARIES AS A PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL INCOMES
Year % Year % Year %
1948 64.3 1958 66.6 1968 66.6
1949 63.7 1959 66.1 1969 66.4
1950 64.1 1960 65.6 1970 67.7
1951 65.1 1961 67.2 1971 67.0
1952 64.7 1962 67.5 1972 66.3
1953 64.3 1963 66.3 1973 65.8
1954 64.5 1964 66.5 1974 69.7
1955 65.8 1965 66.4 1975 71.8
1956 66.9 1966 67.5 1976 70.1
1957 67.3 1967 67.0

Source: CSO Macro-Economic Data Bank.