asked the Taoiseach if he will state the index numbers of wages and earnings in industry, agriculture and transport for the years 1945 to 1950.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wages Rates and Earnings.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information in so far as it is available.
Following is the statement:—
INDEX NUMBERS OF WAGES IN TWENTY-THREE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS IN TRANSPORT AND IN AGRICULTURE AND OF EARNINGS IN INDUSTRIES PRODUCING TRANSPORTABLE GOODS.
|
Year |
Index Numbers of Wages (Base: 1939=100) |
Index Numbers of Earnings (Base: Oct., 1938=100) |
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|
Twenty-three industrial occupations (January) |
Transport (Beginning of year) |
Agriculture (a) (July) |
Industries producing transportable goods (October) |
|
|
1945 |
115.6 |
133.8 |
146.4 |
133.1 |
|
1946 |
119.2 |
132.3 |
164.3 |
143.2 |
|
1947 |
142.8 |
153.0 |
186.4 |
169.8 |
|
1948 |
155.8 |
167.2 |
204.5 |
186.2 |
|
1949 |
169.5 |
179.0 |
222.7 |
193.3 (b) |
|
1950 |
169.9 |
179.7 |
222.7 |
210.7 (c) |
(a) Based as to 1939 on the average earnings during a week in July of Permanent Male Agricultural Labourers over 21 years of age who were stated not to have had free house or allowance of any kind and for 1945-50 on the minimum wage rates payable to male agricultural workers of 20 years and upwards under the Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order.
(b) Provisional.
(c) Quarterly figure, September, 1950.