§ Mr. Youngerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for Great Britain, Germany, Holland,
INDEX OF HOURLY WAGE RATES IN MANUFACTURING (1970=100)* Germany France Holland† Belgian Italy Great Britain 1955 … … N.A. 30.2 30 N.A. 33.5 45.2 1956 … … N.A. 32.8 31 N.A. 37.1 51.1 1957 … … N.A. 35.3 35 N.A. 37.1 51.1 1958 … … 43.2 39.5 37 47 38.8 52.9 1959 … … 45.0 41.9 38 47 39.4 54.3 1960 … … 48.2 44.9 41 48 41.2 57.0 1961 … … 52.3 48.4 43 51 43.0 60.5 1962 … … 58.0 52.5 47 53 47.6 62.5 1963 … … 61.7 57.0 51 57 54.6 64.4 1964 … … 66.0 60.9 59 63 62.3 67.7 1965 … … 70.6 64.4 65 69 67.5 71.8 1966 … … 75.9 68.3 72 75 70.1 76.4 1967 … … 79.9 72.4 77 80 73.7 79.7 1968 … … 83.3 81.3 82 84 76.4 86.0 1969 … … 88.8 90.4 90 92 82.1 91.0 1970 … … 100.0 100.0 100 100 100.0 100.0 1971 … … 113.7 111.2 112 111 113.5 112.5 1972 … … 123.0 123.7 126 126 125.3 12.0 1973 … … 135.0 141.7 143 147 155.7 144.5 1974 … … 151.2 169.1 168 178 190.6 169.3 1975 … … 164.9 N.A. N.A. N.A. 241.4 220.0 Notes: *Annual averages of monthly series. †Figures relate to males only and are for all industries. N.A.=Not available. Source: OECD Main Economic indicators.