§ 23. Mr. BoothTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has about the rate of unit wage cost growth in the United Kingdom; and what is the corresponding information on Japan and Germany.
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§ Mr. DorrellIn 1992 Q2 unit wage costs in manufacturing in the United Kingdom were only 1.4 per cent. higher than a year earlier. The corresponding figures for Japan and Germany are 8.6 per cent. and 3.8 per cent. respectively.