Unit Labour Costs (Hansard, 16 December 1969)

HC Deb 16 December 1969 vol 793 c299W 299W

§ 113. Mr. Holland
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the year to year increase in unit labour costs in each of the last ten years.

§ Mr. Harold Walker
The year to year percentage increases in labour costs per unit of output for the whole economy for the last ten years have been:

Per cent.

1958–59 … … … 0.8

1959–60 … … … 0.7

1960–61 … … … 5.5

1961–62 … … … 4.3

1962–63 … … … 0.8

1963–64 … … … 2.5

1964–65 … … … 4.6

1965–66 … … … 6.9

1966–67 … … … 2.5

1967–68 … … … 3.7

				Per cent.
1958–59	…	…	…	0.8
1959–60	…	…	…	0.7
1960–61	…	…	…	5.5
1961–62	…	…	…	4.3
1962–63	…	…	…	0.8
1963–64	…	…	…	2.5
1964–65	…	…	…	4.6
1965–66	…	…	…	6.9
1966–67	…	…	…	2.5
1967–68	…	…	…	3.7