§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the level of increase in bank employees' wages and salaries for each of the last seven
PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN GROSS AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS* Employees covered by banking joint negotiating council All industries and services Year to April Full-time men aged 21 and over Full-time women aged 18 and over Full-time men aged 21 and over Full-time women aged 18 and over 1973 … … … … 12.4 14.8 14.1 12.4 1974 … … … … 6.9 15.7 13.9 16.8 1975 … … … … 32.1 32.4 27.4 38.9 1976 … … … … 22.1 22.9 18.1 23.4 1977 … … … … 11.2 11.6 9.5 10.3 1978 … … … … 12.1† 13.4† 13.2 10.7 1979 … … … … 13.6† 9.5† 13.7 11.8 * Earnings of employees whose pay was not affected by absence. † Revised estimates. Source: New Earnings Survey.
Changes in average earnings between successive years will reflect not only the direct effect of new pay settlements but also changes arising from increments, regarding, recruitment and retirements, and so on.