HC Deb 10 May 1968 vol 764 c162W
Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the latest comparable, and fully revised figures, for normal weekly hours for all workers and for manual workers in manufacturing industries based on 31st January, 1956 equalling 100, showing quarterly averages for each quarter from the first quarter of 1955 to the latest available quarter.

Mr. Harold Walker

The figures for manual workers are set out in the following Table:

1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter
1955 … 65 61 59 59
1956 … 61 66 74 75
1957 … 89 87 81 84
1958 … 103 129 146 157
1959 … 150 140 125 114
1960 … 105 96 90 90
1961 … 84 80 82 94
1962 … 103 114 131 150
1963 … 166 160 148 131
1964 … 112 101 97 89
1965 … 82 78 82 79
1966 … 72 71 82 118
1967 … 137 148 165 160
1968 … 151 — — —