§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the movement of unit labour costs since the beginning of 1982; and what has been the movement of export volume of manufactures during the same period.
§ Mr. ChannonBetween the first quarter of 1982 and the third quarter of 1983 unit wage and salary costs in manufacturing industry increased by 5 per cent. Between the same two periods export volume of manufactures fell by 4 per cent.