HC Deb 16 November 1967 vol 754 cc176-7W
61. Mr. Hamling

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT statistics summarising the movements of retail prices, the earnings of industrial workers, and the profits of public companies since October, 1964, at three-monthly intervals.

Mr. Hattersley

Yes. Following are the figures:

Percentage change compared with October, 1964 Index of Retail Prices Earnings*
Per cent. Per cent.
1965
January + 1.5 N.A.
April + 3.8 + 4.9
July + 4.4 N.A.
October + 4.8 + 8.5
1966
January + 5.9 N.A.
April + 7.5 + 12.7
July + 8.1 N.A.
October + 8.8 + 13.1
1967
January + 9.8 N.A.
April + 10.8 + 15.1
July + 10.5 N.A.
*Average weekly earnings of all full-time workers in the industries and services covered by the Ministry's half-yearly enquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers.
Percentage change in gross trading profits of companies, arising in the United Kingdom, compared with the 4th Quarter of 1964
1965 Per cent.
1st Quarter - 2.0
2nd Quarter + 2.0
3rd Quarter - 5.4
4th Quarter + 1.1
1966
1st Quarter - 4.3
2nd Quarter + 0.8
3rd Quarter - 8.4
4th Quarter -10.4
1967
1st Quarter - 7.2
2nd Quarter + 1.0