Labour Costs (Hansard, 27 January 1988)

HC Deb 27 January 1988 vol 126 c242W 242W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what were United Kingdom unit labour costs per unit of output in the manufacturing sector, divided by a weighted average of competitors' unit labour costs, both expressed in pound sterling, for 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
The index of United Kingdom relative unit labour costs in manufacturing is published in tables F3 and F6 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", a copy of which is in the Library. The data are expressed in common currency.