§ Mr. Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how unit labour costs in Britain have compared with those in principal competitor countries in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter Bottomley:Annual percentage changes in unit labour costs in national currencies in manufacturing for principal competitor countries from 1969 to 1982 are given in table 9.10 of "Historical Statistics, 1960–1982", published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development—OECD. Later figures are given in table 21 of the OECD "Economic Outlook", Number 36. These publications are available in the Library.