HC Deb 10 April 1956 vol 551 cc2-3W
27 and 28. Mr. Lee

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what has been the increase in real wages and earnings for industrial workers since 1900;

(2) what has been the average increase in output per industrial worker since 1900; and what this figure represents in terms of net value added.

Mr. H. Macmillan

No official statistics are available.

29. Mr. Lee

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the value of the product of the average factory worker in the United Kingdom; and what is the net value after deduction of the cost of materials and supplies.

Mr. H. Macmillan

The average value of gross output per worker in manufacturing industry for 1954 was about £2,300, and of net output per worker about £750, gross and net output being defined as in Census of Production Reports.