asked the Taoiseach if he will give further details of industrial earnings and agricultural wages in continuation of a reply of 28th April, 1960, giving revised figures to date as far as possible, and the base figures for October, 1953.
Written Answers. - Industrial Earnings and Agricultural Wages.
74.
The following statement contains the particulars requested in respect of average weekly earnings and average minimum wage rates:—
AVERAGE weekly earnings of industrial workers in Transportable Goods Industries, average minimum Agricultural wage rates and index numbers derived therefrom.
|
Period |
Industrial Earnings |
Agricultural wages |
|||||
|
Average weekly earnings |
Index Numbers(Oct., 1953=100) |
Average minimum weekly rates |
Index Numbers(July, 1953=100) |
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|
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
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|
October, |
1953 |
109 |
7 |
100.0 |
81 |
6 |
100.0 |
|
,, |
1958 |
135 |
11 |
123.6 |
96 |
9 |
118.7 |
|
,, |
1959 |
141 |
10 |
128.6 |
102 |
9 |
126.1 |
|
,, |
1960 |
151 |
4 |
138.3 |
109 |
9* |
134.7 |
|
March, |
1961 |
154 |
1 |
139.9 |
109 |
9 |
134.7 |
|
June, |
1961 |
158 |
5 |
143.9 |
109 |
9 |
134.7 |
|
September, |
1961 |
159 |
5 |
144.7 |
109 |
9 |
134.7 |
|
December, |
1961 |
169 |
4 |
153.5 |
115 |
9 |
142.0 |
|
March, |
1962 |
171 |
6 |
153.6 |
115 |
9 |
142.0 |
|
June, |
1962 |
176 |
11 |
158.5 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
September, |
1962 |
180 |
0 |
162.1 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
|
December, |
1962 |
184 |
1 |
165.7 |
122 |
6 |
150.3 |
*From 24 October, 1960.