HL Deb 01 April 1985 vol 462 cc111-2WA
Lord McCarthy

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What, on an annual basis from 1963 to the latest available year, has been the annual percentage change in indices of basic weekly and hourly rates of wages and of normal weekly hours of manual workers:

  1. (a) In all industries and services;
  2. (b) In manufacturing only

Lord Young of Graffham

The available information is given in the table below.

Indices of basic national wage rates on normal
weekly hours(1)
Percentage increases on previous year
All industries and services Manufacturing industries
Year Weekly rates Hourly rates(3) Weekly hours Weekly rates Hourly rates(3) Weekly hours
1963 3.6 3.7 -0.1 3.0 3.0 n/c
1964 4.7 5.2 -0.4 4.7 5.1 -0.3
1965 4.3 6.3 -1.8 3.8 6.1 -2.0
1966 4.6 6.7 -1.9 4.7 6.4 -1.7
1967 3.8 4.0 -0.2 3.9 4.4 -0.4
1968 6.7 6.8 -0.2 7.5 7.8 -0.3
1969 5.2 5.4 -0.1 5.5 5.7 -0.1
1970 10.0 10.3 -0.2 10.0 10.1 -0.1
1971 12.9 13.2 -0.3 12.5 12.5 NIL
1972 13.8 14.1 -0.1 13.7 13.7 NIL
1973 13.7 13.9 -0.3 12.9 12.9 NIL
1974 19.8 20.0 -0.1 17.2 17.2 NIL
1975 29.5 29.6 -0.1 29.9 29.9 NIL
1976 19.3 19.3 NIL 19.8 19.8 NIL
1977 6.6 6.6 NIL 4.7 4.7 NIL
1978 14.1 14.1 NIL 18.2 18.3 NIL
1979 15.0 15.1 -0.1 15.0 14.9 -0.1
1980 18.0 18.1 -0.1 17.1 17.2 NIL
1981 10.2 10.5 -0.2 9.5 9.8 -0.3
1982 6.9 7.9 -0.9 5.9 7.1 -1.1
1983(2) 5.7 6.2 -0.4 5.1 5.7 -0.5

Notes:

(1) Based on a representative selection of basic wage rates or minimum entitlements of manual employees arising from centrally determined agreements, usually national collective agreements or statutory wages orders.

(2) Compilation of these indices ceased at the end of 1983.

(3) Weekly rates adjusted for changes, in normal weekly hours.