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Mr. Clemitson
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the average percentage increases in weekly basic wages, over the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available, of male manual workers in manufacturing industry, female manual workers in manufacturing industry, all male manual workers and all female manual workers, respectively.
Mr. Booth
Following is the latest information available taken from the Department's indices for basic weekly wage rates of manual workers:
| Percentage increases over the 12 months to end-April 1975 | |
| Manufacturing industries | |
| Men aged 21 years and over | 28·1 |
| Women aged 18 years and over | 38·6 |
| All industries & services | |
| Men aged 21 years and over | 30·5 |
| Women aged 18 years and over | 35·8 |