HC Deb 18 January 1979 vol 960 cc856-9W
Mr. Pattie

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the index of average industrial earnings for each year from 1970 to 1977, including the index for the first half of 1978, based on 1970=100, in each country of the EEC, the United States of America, Canada and Japan, respectively.

Mr. Golding:

International earnings data are available primarily for manufacturing industry. The available information is given in the table. It is important to note that there are differences in coverage and methods of compilation used for the series in each country, the most significant of which are indicated in the footnotes.

EARNINGS PER HEAD IN MANUFACTURING
1970=100
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 January to June 1978
United Kingdom (1) … … … 100 111 126 142 166 209 244 269 299(8)
Belgium (2) (5) … … … … 100 112 128 149 180 216 240 261 275
Denmark (2) (6) … … … … 100 115 129 153 186 223 251 276 298
France (3) … … … … 100 111 124 142 169 198 227 256 275
Germany (FR) (2) … … … … 100 111 121 134 148 160 171 182 189
Irish Republic (2) … … … … 100 116 133 159 191 246 288 332 •
Italy (3) … … … … 100 114 125 156 191 241 292 373 418
Netherlands (3) … … … … 100 112 127 143 169 192 209 225 234
USA (2) (7) … … … … 100 106 113 121 131 143 154 167 179
Canada (2) … … … … 100 109 118 128 145 168 192 212 223 (8)
Japan (4) … … … … 100 114 132 163 206 230 259 284 300 (8)
NOTES:
(1) Weekly earnings (all employees).
(2) Hourly earnings.
(3) Hourly wage rates.
(4) Monthly earnings.
(5) Including mining and transport.
(6) Including mining.
(7) Production workers.
(8) Seasonally adjusted.
Not available.
Source: OECD—Main Economic Indicators