§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the
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Wages Consumer Prices Period Productivity in Industrial sectors (a) Manufacturing (b) Non-Agricultural Sectors Variations in industrial coverage for those given in columns headed (a) or (b) 1964 to 1969 1965 to 1970 Belgium: 3.5 3.5 5.7* Earnings per day: (b) excluding Commerce Males 7.6 7.3 Females 8.7 8.6 France: 3.8 4.3 7.1 Rates of pay per hour: (b) excluding Mining and Quarrying Males Adults only — 7.8 Females — 8.7 All Workers 8.2 8.0 Federal Republic of Germany: 2.5 2.7 5.8 Earnings per hour† (b) excluding Commerce and Transport Males 6.9 6.6 Females 7.2 7.2 All Workers 7.2 6.8 Italy: 2.9 3.0 6.8 Earnings per hour: (b) excluding Commerce and Transport All Workers 5.7 5.6 Luxembourg: 2.7 3.0 Not available Earnings per hour: All Workers 7.0* 6.9* Netherlands: 5.0 4.9 8.8 Rates of pay per hour: All workers 9.7 — United Kingdom: 4.3 4.6 3.4 Earnings per hour: (b) excluding Coalmining, Commerce and Railways Males Adults over 21 years 7.0 7.5 Females 7.0 6.9 All Workers 7.4 7.3 * Period 1963 to 1968 † Including family allowances paid directly by the employer Sources: European Economic Community Countries: I.L.O. Year Books and Quarterly Bulletins of Statistics, United Kingdom: Department of Employment. average annual percentage rise in productivity, wages and cost of living in the United Kingdom over each of the last five years; and how this compares with the percentage rises in each of the countries of the European Economic Community over the same period.
§ Mr. BryanThe following are the average annual percentage (compound) increases in wages, consumer prices and productivity in industrial sectors for the period 1964 to 1969 (except where otherwise stated).
I must emphasise that owing to differences in concept, scope, methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that the figures for different countries are comparable.