§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the average growth in earnings for service industries in each year from 1974, at 2000 prices. [145741]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 16 January 2001]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
245WLetter from Karen Dunnell to Mr. Phil Willis, dated 17 January 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the average growth in earnings for service industries in each year from 1974 (145741). I am replying in his absence.The Average Earnings Index (AEI) is the Office for National Statistics' preferred method for measuring changes in average earnings. Annual growth rates in average earnings for services are not available before 1982, the attached table shows this data from 1982.
Annual growth rates in average earnings for service industries AEI, Great Britain Percentage Year Service1 1982 7.9 1983 8.9 1984 6.3 1985 6.3 1986 7.8 1987 7.6 1988 8.8 1989 8.8 1990 9.7 1991 7.4 1992 5.9 1993 2.5 1994 3.2 1995 2.6 1996 3.3 1997 4.5 1998 5.1 1999 5.1 20002 4.5 1 Not seasonally adjusted 2 The most recent data available are from October 200. Therefore the annual growth rate for 2000 is based on data from January to October for 1999 and 2000.