§ 29. Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average annual increase or decrease in real wages for the United Kingdom from 1979 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. GummerBetween 1979 and 1982 the average earnings index for the whole economy increased at an annual rate of 14.2 per cent. Over the same period, the retail prices index rose at an annual rate of 12.8 per cent.