asked the Taoiseach the gross earnings of adult male and female workers in the footwear industry for the last ten years ended 31 December each year.
Written Answers. - Footwear Industry Workers.
462.
The average gross weekly earnings of adult male and female industrial workers in the footwear industry are shown in the following table for mid-September of the years 1973-1982, and for mid-June 1983 (latest available data).
Average gross weekly earnings in the footwear industry (NACE 451)
|
Industrial Workers |
||
|
Period* |
Adult Men |
Adult Women |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
September 1973 |
33.03 |
21.09 |
|
September 1974 |
34.40 |
22.01 |
|
September 1975 |
45.62 |
31.14 |
|
September 1976 |
50.11 |
34.99 |
|
September 1977 |
57.87 |
39.11 |
|
September 1978 |
64.87 |
44.66 |
|
September 1979 |
80.49 |
53.93 |
|
September 1980 |
81.00 |
60.96 |
|
September 1981 |
97.93 |
78.12 |
|
September 1982 |
94.92 |
78.13 |
|
June 1983 |
112.95 |
86.88 |
*Earnings classified on current NACE basis available only for September of the years 1973-76.