§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in tabular form details of the (a) mean,
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§ Mr. Jim LesterThe available information is shown below and is based on earnings in April 1979 expressed as an annual equivalent. Estimates relating to earnings in the 12 months ending March or April 1979, based on information specially collected in the new earnings survey in April 1979, will be available shortly.
(b) median and (c) mode earnings of males and females for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe figures in respect of each April are as follows:
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GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHOSE PAY FOR APRIL SURVEY PERIOD WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE. (a) Males aged 21 and over £ Mean Median Modal range 1970 300 27.2 30–35 1971 32.9 29.8 30–35 1972 36.7 33.4 30–32.50 1973 41.9 38.4 35–37.50 1974 47.7 43.8 37–40 1975 60.8 55.9 50–55 1976 71.8 65.8 55–60 1977 78.6 72.3 60–65 1978 89.1 82.0 70–75 1979 101.4 93.9 100–110 (b) Females aged 18 and over Mean Median £ Modal range 1970 16.3 14.6 12–13 1971 18.3 16.6 20–22 1972 20.5 18.6 20–22 1973 23.1 20.9 20–22 1974 26.9 24.7 22–25 1975 37.4 34.1 32–35 1976 46.2 42.4 40–44 1977 51.0 46.9 40–45 1978 56.4 51.8 55–60 1979 630 58.4 55–60 Source: New Earnings Survey Estimates for April this year will be available later in the year.