§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish estimates of income from employment, and wages and salaries per capita, for the sectors of the economy distinguished in table 1.11 of the National Income Blue Book for each of the years 1967 to 1977 and his estimates for all or part of 1978, in index 151W number form on the basis that the private sector is taken as 100 in the year 1970.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 31 January 1978; Vol. 961, c. 466], gave the following answer:
INCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT* PER CAPITA, ANALYSED BY SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT† Private sector, per capita, in 1970=100 Central government Local authorities Public corporations Public sector Private sector 1967 … … … 91 74 95 85 75 1968 … … … 96 76 97 89 82 1969 … … … 104 80 104 94 88 1970 … … … 117 88 116 105 100 1971 … … … 132 100 129 119 112 1972 … … … 147 115 153 136 126 1973 … … … 161 124 175 151 142 1974 … … … 203 151 217 186 169 1975 … … … 250 211 290 245 217 1976 … … … 284 232 334 276 253 1977 … … … 306 250 351 296 279 *Wages and salaries in cash and in kind, plus employers' contributions to national insurance, etc., schemes and private pension schemes. † In the employment estimates, part-time employees are counted as one person; self-employed persons are excluded. Source: National Income and Expenditure 1967–77.
Corresponding estimates of wages and salaries per capita are not available. Some approximate estimates of average earnings by sector have been obtained from the new earnings survey and published by the Department of Employment, but these estimates are subject to various qualifications and limitations and do not provide information in the precise form required. I am, however, arranging for the Department of Employment to write to the hon. Member separately concerning these data.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the year on year inflation figure for each quarter from the beginning of 1975 onwards; and what were the corresponding figures for the percentage changes in the exchange rate by comparison with the weighted average.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5 February 1979; Vol. 962, c. 52], gave the following answer:
The information is as follows:
152W
Percentage change in retail price index Percentage change ineffective exchange rate index 1975— 1st quarter … 20.3 -1.7 2nd quarter … 24.3 -6.6 3rd quarter … 26.5 -10.7 4th quarter … 25.3 -11.6 The information available is given in the table below. The analysis by sector given in table 1.11 of the National Income Blue Book is derived from data which is produced only on an annual basis and estimates for 1978 will not be available until later in the year.
1976— 1st quarter … 22.5 -11.9 2nd quarter … 16.0 -16.8 3rd quarter … 13.7 -14.8 4th quarter … 15.0 -18.4 1977— 1st quarter … 16.5 -14.2 2nd quarter … 17.4 -6.4 3rd quarter … 16.5 -3.6 4th quarter … 13.0 +6.2 1978— 1st quarter … 9.5 +5.8 2nd quarter … 7.6 -0.2 3rd quarter … 7.9 +1.0 4th quarter … 8.1 -1.0