§ Mr. FlynnTo 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. NichollsThe 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