§ Mr. Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the average rates of change in real earnings for those in employment for each year from 1974 to the present time.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe percentage increases between successive calendar years since 1974 for the average earnings index, the retail prices index, and the extent to which average earnings have risen faster than prices are:
Percentage increase on previous year Average earnings index: whole economy Retail prices index: all items Column (1)+100 divided by column (2)+100 (1) (2) (3) 1975 *26.7 24.2 2.0 1976 *15.7 16.5 -0.7 1977 9.1 15.8 -5.8 1978 13.0 8.3 4.3 1979 15.5 13.4 1.9 1980 20.3 18.0 1.9 1981 12.9 11.9 0.9 1982 9.4 8.6 0.7 1983 8.4 4.6 3.6 * Based on production industries and some services industries only (old series).