HC Deb 25 February 1976 vol 906 cc203-4W
Mr. Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for the national average wage for full-time manual male workers over 21 years of age compared with October 1974.

Mr. Booth

The following information comes from the Department's October inquiries into the earnings and hours of manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries:

Average weekly earnings, men manual workers aged 21 years and over
All industries and services covered
United Kingdom
£
October 1975 59.58
October 1974 48.63

therefore, give a precise indication of differences in earnings for comparable work.

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