§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table providing information about the increase in weekly and hourly earnings for full-time male and female manuals and non-manuals in (i) manufacturing, (ii) the public sector and (iii) the whole economy, less the production industries and the public sector; and what numbers are represented by each category in each class.
§ Mr. NichollsEstimates of the increases in average gross weekly and hourly earnings in the year to April 1989 (the latest available) are provided in the following table.
Percentage increase in weekly and hourly earnings of full-time adult employees in the year to April 19891 Weekly earnings Hourly earnings Males Females All Males Females All Manuals and non-manuals (i)Manufacturing 9.2 10.3 9.2 8.8 10.4 9.0 (ii) Public sector 8.3 12.0 9.1 9.1 13.2 10.2 Non-manuals (i)Manufacturing 10.3 11.9 10.1 10.3 11.9 10.3 (ii) Public sector 8.3 12.2 9.9 8.7 13.5 10.7 1 Average gross weekly and hourly earnings, not affected by absence, for those on adult rates. Source: New Earnings Survey.