Motor Vehicle Industry (Earnings)

Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he----------------------------
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|October 1948|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|
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|October 1958|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|
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|October 1968|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|
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|October 1978|…|…|…|…|…|…|…|
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The available figures for all the countries listed on the nearest comparable basis are as follows:
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|October 1968|…|…|
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|1977 or 1978|…|…|
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|October 1968|…|…|
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will circulate in the Official Report a table comparing average earnings in the motor vehicle industry in 1948, 1958, 1968 and 1978 with average earnings in ( a) manufacturing and ( b) the whole economy, together with the nearest comparable information available on earnings in the motor vehicle industries of Japan, Germany. France and Italy.

Mr. Jim Lester
Because of differences in the definitions, coverage and statistical methods used in the various countries, comparisons of this kind should be regarded with caution. The available figures for the United Kingdom are as follows: