Wage Earners (Earnings and Hours Worked) (Hansard, 14 March 1967)

§ Mr. Pardoe
asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the average weekly earnings and hours worked per head of working population in Cornwall and the rest of the United Kingdom for 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960 and the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Hattersley
Information on average weekly earnings and hours worked is not available for areas less than regions. Estimates for adult male manual workers have been compiled for each region since April, 1960. Following is the information for the South Western Administrative Region and the United Kingdom as a whole for April, 1960, April, 1966 and October, 1966.
and Sweden in 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960 and the latest year for which these figures are available.

§ Mr. Hattersley
The following information, which is available from the usual 63W international sources for the overseas countries concerned, is shown alongside data on earnings and hours for the United Kingdom. Figures have been given for the years 1955, 1960 and 1965 and statistics for earlier and later years

AVERAGE EARNINGS OF WAGE EARNERS IN NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

U.S.A.(a) Earnings per week Dollars Japan(c) Earnings per month Yens France(d e) Earnings per hour Francs Germany (f) (Federal Republic) Earnings per week Marks Italy(i) Earnings per hour Lire Sweden(j) Earnings per hour Kronas United Kingdom(l) Earnings per week Shillings and Pence

1955 75.70(b) 18,343 163.2 89.31(g) 185 4.26(k) 186s. 2d.

1960 89.72 24,375 2.59 122.42 232 5.77(k) 243s. 2d.

1965 107.53 39,360^* 3.70 189.00(h) 386 7.87^* 326s. 8d.

(a) Manufacturing only.

(b) Excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

(c) Including salaried employees; including family allowances.

(d) Excluding mining, quarrying, state operated transport (SNCF and RATP) and the governmental services.

(e) New currency introduced in January, 1960. 1 new franc=100 old francs.

(f) Including family allowances paid directly by the employers.

(g) Excluding the Saar; excluding gas, electricity, water, commerce and transport.

(h) Including West Berlin.

(i) Manufacturing only; including the value of payments in kind.

(j Manufacturing, mining and quarrying only.

(k) Including holiday and sick leave payments and the value of payments in kind.

(l) Full-time manual workers.

^* Provisional.

NB.—Italic figures indicate a break in the series.

AVERAGE HOURS WORKED BY WAGE-EARNERS IN NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT

U.S.A.(a) Japan(c) France Germany(d) (Federal Republic) Italy(g) Sweden(i) United Kingdom(l)

1955 40.7(b) 45.0 45.8 48.9(e) 8 12(h) 176(j) 47.0

1960 39.7 46.8 46.5 45.6 8 07(h) 167(j) 46.2

1965 41.2 44.5 46.4 44.3(f) 7.90(h)^* —(k) 45.3

(a) Manufacturing only.

(b) Excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

(c) Including salaried employees.

(d) Hours paid for.

(e) Excluding Saar; excluding gas, electricity, water, commerce and transport.

(f) Including West Berlin.

(g) Manufacturing only.

(h) Hours per day.

(i) Manufacturing, mining and quarrying only.

(j) Hours per month.

(k) Latest available figure is for 1963: 163 hours per month.

(l) Full-time manual workers.

^* Provisional.

NB—Italic figures indicate a break in the series.

AVERAGE EARNINGS OF WAGE EARNERS IN NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
	U.S.A.(a) Earnings per week Dollars	Japan(c) Earnings per month Yens	France(d e) Earnings per hour Francs	Germany (f) (Federal Republic) Earnings per week Marks	Italy(i) Earnings per hour Lire	Sweden(j) Earnings per hour Kronas	United Kingdom(l) Earnings per week Shillings and Pence
1955	75.70(b)	18,343	163.2	89.31(g)	185	4.26(k)	186s.	2d.
1960	89.72	24,375	2.59	122.42	232	5.77(k)	243s.	2d.
1965	107.53	39,360^*	3.70	189.00(h)	386	7.87^*	326s.	8d.
(a) Manufacturing only.
(b) Excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
(c) Including salaried employees; including family allowances.
(d) Excluding mining, quarrying, state operated transport (SNCF and RATP) and the governmental services.
(e) New currency introduced in January, 1960. 1 new franc=100 old francs.
(f) Including family allowances paid directly by the employers.
(g) Excluding the Saar; excluding gas, electricity, water, commerce and transport.
(h) Including West Berlin.
(i) Manufacturing only; including the value of payments in kind.
(j Manufacturing, mining and quarrying only.
(k) Including holiday and sick leave payments and the value of payments in kind.
(l) Full-time manual workers.
^* Provisional.
NB.—Italic figures indicate a break in the series.

AVERAGE HOURS WORKED BY WAGE-EARNERS IN NON-AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
	U.S.A.(a)	Japan(c)	France	Germany(d) (Federal Republic)	Italy(g)	Sweden(i)	United Kingdom(l)
1955	40.7(b)	45.0	45.8	48.9(e)	8 12(h)	176(j)	47.0
1960	39.7	46.8	46.5	45.6	8 07(h)	167(j)	46.2
1965	41.2	44.5	46.4	44.3(f)	7.90(h)^*	—(k)	45.3
(a) Manufacturing only.
(b) Excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
(c) Including salaried employees.
(d) Hours paid for.
(e) Excluding Saar; excluding gas, electricity, water, commerce and transport.
(f) Including West Berlin.
(g) Manufacturing only.
(h) Hours per day.
(i) Manufacturing, mining and quarrying only.
(j) Hours per month.
(k) Latest available figure is for 1963: 163 hours per month.
(l) Full-time manual workers.
^* Provisional.
NB—Italic figures indicate a break in the series.