§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of unemployed persons in (a) the Chorley, Lancashire, travel-to-work area
Percentage increases for the first half of 1978 compared with the average for 1975 in: (1) (2) (3) Average hourly earnings in manufacturing Unit labour costs (wages and salaries per unit of output) in manufacturing Column (1)—Column(2) Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Great Britain … … 43* 38 5 USA … … 25† 16 9 Japan … … 30‡ 2 28 Germany … … 18 5║ 13 Italy … … 74§ .. .. * Weekly earnings. † Production workers. ‡ Monthly earnings. § Hourly rates. ⁕ Including mining. .. Not available. Sources: OECD Main Economic Indicators. Department of Employment Gazette. There are no internationally accepted forecasts.