§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the years 1973 and 1977 to 1979 the percentage increase in average wages and salaries on the previous year and cumulatively since 1970 and 1973, respectively, together with the increase in wages and salaries per unit of output for (a) manufacturing industry, (b) the whole economy less production industries and (c) gas, electricity and water.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table sets out the available information in respect of each of the years 1973 and 1977 to 1979.
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WAGES AND SALARIES AND THEIR RELATION TO OUTPUT Manufacturing industry Whole economy less production industries Gas, electricity and water 1973 1977 1978 1979† 1973 1977 1978 1979† 1973 1977 1978 1979† Average wages and salaries Percentage increase: on previous year 13.6 11.2 14.9 15.6 11.3 9.9 12.7 15.8 7.0 10.7 16.7 14.2 since 1970 42 197 241 294 37 165 199 246 48 189 237 285 since 1973 — 109 141 179 — 93 118 152 — 95 128 160 Wages and salaries per unit of output Percentage increase: on previous year 5.6 10.5 13.0 14.0 10.1 9.0 10.1 15.9 -2.5 4.6 13.7 9.1 since 1970 20 142 173 211 30 153 178 222 10 97 124 144 since 1973 — 101 127 159 — 94 113 147 — 79 103 121 * Production industries have been taken to comprise Order I to XXI of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968, i.e. index of production industries plus agriculture, forestry and fishing. † Provisional estimates based on the index of average earnings.