HC Deb 22 May 1990 vol 173 c167W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report average wage rates since 1979 (a) in Wales and (b) in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Nicholls

Information on average wage rates is not available, but data of the average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees are set out in the table.

Average gross weekly Earnings of all full.time adult employees Pay not affected by absence; April of each year
Year Wales £ per week United Kingdom
1979 87.6 89.4
1980 106.4 110.0
1981 119.4 124.6
11982 130.2 136.3
21983 140.0 147.9
1983 139.4 147.1
1984 149.2 159.0
1985 160.3 170.6
1986 170.3 184.2
1987 183.4 198.4
1988 196.5 217.7
1989 215.9 238.9
1From 1979 to 1983, males aged 21 and over and females aged 18 and over.
2From 1983 onwards, all on adult rates irrespective of age.

Source: New Earnings Surveys.