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Mr. Hooley
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the figure of average industrial earnings at each year from 1964 to 1976.
Mr. Booth
The latest information available comes from the Department's October 1975 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 |
| £ | £ | |
| 1964 | 18·67 | 8·95 |
| 1965 | 20·16 | 9·60 |
| 1966 | 20·78 | 10·06 |
| 1967 | 21·89 | 10·54 |
| 1968 | 23·62 | 11·31 |
| 1969 | 25·54 | 12·11 |
| 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 |
| 1975 | 59·74 | 34·23 |