§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures available for the proportion which wages and salaries form of total production costs in all British manufacturing industries; and if he will provide, where possible, comparisons of those figures with other member countries of the EEC.
§ Mr. Denzil Davies,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 18th March 1976; Vol. 907, c. 612] gave the following information:
The latest figures for the United Kingdom were given in a Written Answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh (Mr. Price) on 16th December—[Vol. 902, c. 563].—In terms of the definitions used in the European System of National Accounts, the figures for compensation of employees as a percentage of gross value added in United Kingdom manufacturing industry—the costs incurred in generating its output—are:
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 77.1 77.7 77.2 78.9 84.1 On the same definitions, the latest figures available for member countries of the EEC are:
Year Per cent. West Germany … … 1973 65.81 Italy … … 1973 73.2 Netherlands … … 1973 60.62 Luxembourg … … 1972 64.3 Denmark … … 1972 63.5 Belgium … … 1970 63.7 No estimates are available for France and the Irish Republic 1 Includes fuel and pwer, building and construction industries. 2 Includes fuel and power industries. Source: National Accounts ESA Yearbook 2–74, Table 5, Item 3, manufacturing products.