HC Deb 27 May 1971 vol 818 c195W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether he

General Index of Retail Prices Depreciation, year to year, in purchasing value of the pound (100p), based on the General Index of Retail Prices Average earnings per week
Index (16.1.62) = 100 Percentage increase over corresponding month in previous year Men manual workers age 21 years and over Percentage increase over previous year Male—administrative, technical and clerical workers Percentage increase over previous year
Percentage pence £ £
13.10.64 … 107.9 — — — 18.11 — 23.53 —
12.10.65 … 113.1 4.8 4.6 4.6 19.59 8.2 25.53 8.5
18.10.66 … 117.4 3.8 3.7 3.7 20.30 3.6 26.69 4.5
17.10.67 … 119.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 21.38 5.3 27.90 4.5
15.10.68 … 126.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 23.00 7.6 29.77 6.7
21.10.69 … 133.2 5.4 5.1 5.1 24.83 8.0 32.07 7.7
20.10.70 … 143.0 7.4 6.9 6.9 28.05 13.0 36.12 12.6
20.4.71 … 152.2 9.4 8.6 8.6 — — — —
The "basket" of goods and services priced in the General Index of Retail Prices is changed in January of each year and it is therefore not possible to express the percentage of change in cash terms.
Similar information to that given is not available for those executives on £3,250 per annum.