HC Deb 14 July 1988 vol 137 c307W
37. Mr. William Powell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest forecast for the growth of business investment in the United Kindom in 1988.

51. Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the latest forecast for the growth of business investment in the United Kingdom in 1988.

Take home pay 1986–87
(1986–87 prices) (1988–89 prices) Take home pay 1988–89 Real Increase (per cent.)
⅓ average male earnings 58.17 62.88 67.44 7.2
½average male earnings 79.30 85.72 93.28 8.8
⅔average male earnings 101.84 110.08 120.73 9.7
Average earnings are for full time male workers aged over 21. (£213.80 in 1986–87 and £244.70 in 1988–89 assuming 6½ per cent, earnings growth on 1987–88).

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