§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in real earnings of non-manual workers in(a) electricity, (b) office 540W workers, if he will break down the figures to show the deciles in each case for 1979 to 1989 and 1989 to 1993 together with the actual earnings in April 1993.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information available is set out in the table. Railway signalmen are classified as skilled manual workers and therefore information for manual workers is also included in the table.
machinery, etc., (c) retail distribution, (d) railways, (e) banking etc., (f) banking and bill discounting, (g) business services, (h) accountants, auditors and tax experts, (i) social security, (j) higher education and (k) school education since 1989.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is shown in the table:
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Real percentage increase in average gross weekly earnings between April 1989 and April 1993 for full-time non-manual employees Industry Percentage increase Production and distribution of electricity 14.8 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment 3.2 Retail distribution 6.7 Railways 12.1 Banking and finance 9.9 Banking and bill discounting 8.0 Business services 5.2 Accountants, auditors, tax experts 11.0 Social Security 29.3 Higher Education 9.8 School education (nursery, primary, secondary) 15.5 Source: New Earnings Survey.