HC Deb 07 May 1975 vol 891 c460W
Mrs. Knight

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage wage rise for 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974 in Great Britain; and what was the percentage wage rise for each of those years in West Germany and Holland.

Mr. Booth

The table below gives the annual percentage increase in hourly wage rates in manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands for each year from 1970 to 1974