§ Major Beamishasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the average weekly earnings of adult male workers in manufacturing industries in October, 1948, and in October of subsequent years beside columns showing the rise in weekly earnings based on 100 in October, 1948, and similar figures for productivity based on output per man year.
§ Mr. Iain Macleod:The following table gives the figures. For an explanation of the productivity figures, I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the information I gave in Answer to his Question on 12th April.
Year* Average weekly earnings of adult male workers in manufacturing industries Productivity(Output per man-year) s. d. Index 1948 143 4 100 100 1949 148 1 103 105 1950 156 8 109 111 1951 172 1 120 113 1952 184 9 129 109 1953 196 7 137 115 1954 212 3 148 121 1955 231 1 161 125 1956 245 7 171 123 * The indices of productivity relate to the year as a whole. The figures of earnings relate to October of each year.