27 and 28. Mr. Leeasked 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. MacmillanNo official statistics are available.
29. Mr. Leeasked 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.
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§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe 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.