The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Frank R. White
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the level of increase in the average gross weekly earnings of full-time adult employees in Northern Ireland in the last five years.
Mr. Rossi
The information is as follows:
| Average weekly wage in: | ||
| Male | Female | |
| (a) April 1975 | £54·70 | £35·50 |
| (b) April 1979 | £93·40 | £61·80 |
| Percentage increase | 70·8% | 74·1% |
Digest of Statistics.