HC Deb 14 November 1989 vol 160 c145W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average industrial wage paid in the three most recent years for which figures are available, in Britain and in each EEC country.

Mr. Nicholls

The information on a consistent basis as compiled by the Statistical Office of the European Communities is as follows:

Average Gross Hourly Earnings of Manual Workers in Manufacturing Industries (1) in national currencies.
April 1986 April 1987 April 1988
Belgium (BFr) 298 304 308
Denmark (DKr) 73.67 80.78 86.38
Germany (DM) 16.51 17.40 18.25
Greece (Dr) 347 383 451
France (FFr) 38.55 40.17 41.68
Ireland (£IR) 4.35 4.59 4.83
Italy (2) (Lr) n.a. n.a. n.a.
Luxembourg (LFr) 335 345 n.a.
Netherlands (Fl) 17.00 17.35 n.a.
Portugal (Esc) 200 239 272
Spain (Pts) n.a. n.a. n.a.
United Kingdom (£) 3.86 4.09 4.38

Notes:

(1) NAC Classification of Manufacturing Industries

(2)Latest available data for Italy are for October 1985, 7,802 Lira/hour

n.a. not available