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Mr. Woof
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average industrial weekly earnings of all full-time manual workers for the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively, to the latest convenient date.
Mr. Booth
The latest information available comes from the Department's October 1974 inquiry into the earnings and hours of manual workers. Following is the information.
| AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME MANUAL WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | ||
| Date October in each year | Men 21 years and over | Women 18 years and over |
| £ | £ | |
| 1970 | 28·91 | 13·98 |
| 1971 | 31·37 | 15·80 |
| 1972 | 36·20 | 18·34 |
| 1973 | 41·52 | 21·15 |
| 1974 | 49·12 | 27·05 |