(1) Numbers employed: statistical data is available only in respect of 1 January for each of the years in question. The total number employed in the Public Service, including local authorities, at 1 January 1987 was 216,067 and at 1 January 1992 was 202,937. The number employed in local authorities at 1 January 1987 was 32,383 and at 1 January 1992 was 26,785.
(2) Exchequer pay and pensions bill: the Exchequer pay and pensions bill for 1987 was £2,759 million, the pay element of which was £2,565 million. The estimated Exchequer pay and pensions bill figure for 1992 is £3,722 million, of which an estimated £3,446 million is accounted for by pay.