§ Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average industrial wage in each of the EEC countries and Australia, Canada and the United States of America, expressed in terms of sterling and giving the exchange rates used in converting to sterling.
§ Mr. John FraserThe available information is given in the following table. International comparisons of average hourly earnings must be treated with caution because of differences between countries in the systems of remuneration, taxation and social security. Differences also occur in the occupational and industrial structure.