§ 76. Mr. Gibsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total national income for the years 1951 and 1956; and what was the percentage of total wages to that figure in those years.
§ Mr. Simon£11,637 million and £16,465 million, respectively. Wages and salaries (which include the pay of many directly comparable to wage earners, e.g. clerical workers, as well as managers) together represented 66.1 per cent. of the national income in 1951 and 674 per cent. in 1956. For wages alone the proportions were 43.9 per cent. and 44.8 per cent., respectively.