§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give, for each of the months in the
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CHANGE COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS MONTH FOR EACH MONTH IN 1970 (United Kingdom except where otherwise stated) January February March April May June Provisional estimates of employees in employment in Index of production industries* (000's) Actual numbers … … 11,149.2 11,127.5 11,108.9 11,099.9 11,078.2 11,044.1 Changes … … … -111.9 -21.7 -18.6 -9.0 -21.7 -34.1 Registered unemployed (000's) Actual numbers … … 667.0 660.8 660.2 652.4 612.0 578.8 Changes … … … +57.0 -6.2 -0.6 -7.8 -40.4 -33.3 Index of Average Earnings All industries covered seasonally adjusted (Great Britain) Percentage … +0.2 +1.5 +1.4 +0.6 +1.0 +1.5 Stoppages of work due to industrial disputes (provisional) Stoppages beginning in month Actual numbers … 337 444 431 431 344 369 Changes … … +185 +107 -13 — -87 +25 Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in month (000's) Actual numbers … 446 880 874 928 907 964 Changes … … +54 +434 -6 +54 -21 +57 General index of Retail Prices, percentage changes All items … … … +0.8 +0.5 +0.6 +1.5 +0.3 +0.3 Electricity … … … — — — -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 Gas … … … … — — — — +0.1 — Coal and Coke … … +6.7 +0.3 +0.1 +0.1 -6.1 — Postage and telephones … — — — — — — Dividends† (£ million) Actual numbers … … — — 439 — — 496 Changes (quarterly) … — — -24 — — +57 July August September October November December Provisional estimates of employees in employment in Index of production industries* (000's) Actual numbers … … 11,051.8 11,055.6 11,030.7 11,013.4 10,992.9 .. Changes … … … +7.7 +3.8 -24.9 -17.3 -20.5 .. Registered unemployed (000's) Actual numbers … … 607.2 644.6 665.6 633.5 638.2 657.8 Changes … … … +28.5 +37.3 +21.1 -32.1 +4.7 +19.6 Index of Average Earnings All industries covered seasonally adjusted (Great Britain) Percentage change … -0.1 +2.5 +0.7 -1.5 .. .. calendar year 1970, the actual or estimated figures showing the rise or fall in employment and unemployment, wages, prices, and dividends, the cost of living, industrial disputes and loss of man hours as a result thereof, the cost of the electricity and gas services, the price of coal, and postal services and charges, including telephones.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information available:
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July August September October November December Stoppages of work due to industrial disputes (provisional) Stoppages beginning in month Actual numbers … 232 290 359 285 203 .. Changes … … -137 +58 +69 -74 -82 .. Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in month (000's) Actual numbers … 1,105 530 768 1,536 1,546 .. Changes … … +141 -575 +238 +768 +10 .. General Index of Retail Prices, percentage changes All items … … … +0.7 -0.1 +0.5 +1.1 +0.7 .. Electricity … … … — — +1.0 +0.7 — .. Gas … … … … — — — — +0.1 .. Coal and Coke … … — +1.8 +0.5 +12.3 — .. Postage and telephones … +10.3 — — — — .. Dividends† (£ million) Actual numbers … … — — 473 — — .. Changes (quarterly) … — — -23 — — .. * Orders II-XXI of the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification. Monthly information is not available for other Orders. These figures may be revised when the results of the mid-1970 count of National Insurance Cards becomes available. † Company payments of dividends on ordinary and preference shares. The series is seasonally adjusted. The actual numbers relate to quarters ended March, June and September. .. Not available.