§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the percentage by which(a) the retail prices index and (b) the average wage level has increased in each EEC country, the United States of America, Japan, Sweden, the EEC and the Organisation Ibr Economic Co-operation and Development as a whole since the start of 1988.
§ Mr. EggarThe dates for which information has been compiled vary a great deal between countries so it is impossible to make a comparison which is both comprehensive and up-to-date. All the available information is given in tables 5.9 and 6.8 of theEmployment Gazette, which is available in the Library.