§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table in the same form as that contained in his reply of 15 November, Official Report, column 279, in each case distinguishing between manufacturing and non-manufacturing: and if he will provide corresponding figures for (i) the period 1970 to 1979 or the longest available comparable shorter period and (ii) females over each period.
§ Mr. NichollsThe increases in real earnings are provided in the table:
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Percentage increase Manufacturing Non-manufacturing 1970–79 1979–89 1970–79 1979–89 Manual males Lowest decile 19 3 18 6 Lower quartile 17 7 17 10
Manufacturing Non-manufacturing 1970–79 1979–89 1970–79 1979–89 Median 15 12 17 13 Higher quartile 15 16 19 15 Highest decile 16 20 21 16 Average earnings 16 14 19 13 Non-manual males Lowest decile 17 21 15 19 Lower quartile 15 25 15 27 Median 12 31 12 33 Higher quartile 12 37 7 38 Highest decile 7 43 3 48 Average earnings 9 36 7 39 Manual females Lowest decile 40 7 47 11 Lower quartile 39 7 46 14 Median 41 9 44 17 Higher quartile 41 14 41 22 Highest decile 39 23 32 28 Average earnings 40 14 40 20 Non-manual females Lowest decile 42 17 41 21 Lower quartile 39 22 34 27 Median 39 29 25 35 Higher quartile 35 39 23 46 Highest decile 32 51 15 46 Average earnings 35 38 23 39 Notes:
1. The increases shown do not relate to the same individuals at the different dates.
2. Full-time adult employees in Great Britain.
Source:
3. New Earnings Survey data deflated by the RPI (all items), April of each year.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table providing corresponding figures to those given in his answer of 15 November, Official Report, column 279, for non-manual workers in all service industries (6–9) electricity (161) office machinery, etc. (33) retail distribution (64–65) railways (71) banking etc. (8) banking and bill discounting (814) business services (83) accountants, auditors and tax experts (836) social security (919) higher education (931) and school education (932) together with their weight in the earnings index in 1979 and 1989.
§ Mr. NichollsComparable earnings figures for 1979 and 1989 are not readily available for the industries specified because of the change in the standard industrial classification in 1982 and it would involve disproportionate cost to compile the data on a consistent basis. The weights used in the average earnings index in 1979 are not available on a comparable industry basis: those available for 1989 are published on page 609 of the November 1989 issue ofEmployment Gazette.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table providing corresponding figures to that given in his written answer of 15 November, Official Report, column 279, for the manual workers in mechanical engineering (32) motor vehicles and their engines (351) textiles (43) footwear (451) clothing etc. (453) paper and paper products (471–472) internal combustion engines (3281) retail distribution (64–65) retail distribution of motor 660W vehicles (651) business services (83) hospitals etc. (951) and personal services (13.1) together with their weights in the earnings index in 1979 and 1989.
§ 2. Mr. NichollsExcept for footwear (SIC 451), comparable earnings figures for 1979 and 1989 are not readily available for the industries specified because of the change in the standard industrial classification in 1982 and it would involve disproportionate cost to compile the data on a consistent basis. The weights used in the average earnings index in 1979 are not available on a comparable industry basis: those available for 1989 are published on page 609 of the November 1989 issue ofEmployment Gazette. The available information for footwear (SIC 451) is given in the table.
Full-time manual adult males in footwear industries—Great Britain Percentage increase Lowest decile 1 Lower quartile 5 Median 14 Higher quartile 13 Highest docile 4 Average earnings 7 Note:
1. The increases shown are for April 1979 to April 1989 and do not relate to the same individuals at the different dates.
Source: New Earnings Survey data deflated by the RPI (all items).