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Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest figure for the average weekly employee earnings for (a) men over 21 years in manufacturing industries and (b) men over 21 years in agriculture.
Mr. Jim Lester
The latest estimates in respect of April 1979 are:
| AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS (£) OF FULL-TIME MALE EMPLOYEES, AGED 21 AND OVER, WHOSE PAY WAS NOT AFFECTED BY ABSENCE | ||
| Manual | Non-manual | |
| Manufacturing industries* | 97·9 | 117·7 |
| Agriculture and horticulture† | 67·4 | 90·1 |
| Source: New Earnings Survey, Employment Gazette, October 1979. | ||
| * Orders III to XIX of Standard Industrial Classification, 1968. | ||
| † Minimum List Heading 001 of Standard Industrial Classification, 1968. | ||