HC Deb 16 June 1975 vol 893 c347W
Mr. Canavan

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will express wages as a percentage of gross national product for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

Total wages and salaries as a percentage of gross national product at factor cost in each year since 1965 are given in the following table:

Wages and salaries(1) as a percentage of GNP
1965 60.3
1966 61.0
1967 60.3
1968 59.8
1969 60.4
1970 61.3
1971 60.9
1972 60.3
1973 59.6
1974 62.1
(1) Excluding Forces' pay.