§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she
Percentage increases Index of Retail Prices Index of Basic Rates and Wages Period All-items Food only Weekly rates Hourly rates October, 1964 to April, 1968 … +15.7 +14.4 +18.6 +23.7 October, 1954 to March, 1966 … +6.2 +4.7 +7.6 +11.6 April, 1966 to April, 1968 … +7.6 +7.2 +10.1 +10.6 July, 1966 to June, 1967 … +2.8 +4.8 +1.9 +2.1 November, 1967 to April, 1968 … +3.7 +4.5 +3.1 +3.2 Information relating to productivity is not available in the form requested. Figures relating to gross domestic product per head are available on a quarterly basis and details for the period 1964 to the third quarter of 1967, the latest available date, are set out below:
Gross domestic product per head of labour force (Average 1950 = 100)—seasonally adjusted 1964 1st quarter … … … 135.9 2nd quarter … … … 136.3 3rd quarter … … … 136.3 4th quarter … … … 138.4 1965 1st quarter … … … 139.8 2nd quarter … … … 138.8 3rd quarter … … … 139.9 4th quarter … … … 140.9 1966 1st quarter … … … 141.4 2nd quarter … … … 140.8 3rd quarter … … … 141.7 4th quarter … … … 144.8 1967 1st quarter … … … 145.9 2nd quarter … … … 145.9 3rd quarter … … … 146.2