Séamus Hughes
Question:57 Mr. Hughes asked the Taoiseach if he will give give details of the percentage increase in average industrial earnings for each year since 1937 to date in 1995. [18653/95]
Vol. 459 No. 6
57 Mr. Hughes asked the Taoiseach if he will give give details of the percentage increase in average industrial earnings for each year since 1937 to date in 1995. [18653/95]
The following are the relevant details for manufacturing industry from 1953, the earliest year for which such statistics are available, to date:
Year |
Average Weekly Industrial Wage |
Percentage Increase |
1953 |
5.47 |
— |
1954 |
5.51 |
0.7 |
1955 |
5.89 |
6.9 |
1956 |
6.20 |
5.3 |
1957 |
6.43 |
3.7 |
1958 |
6.79 |
5.6 |
1959 |
7.05 |
3.8 |
1960 |
7.50 |
6.4 |
1961 |
7.91 |
5.5 |
1962 |
8.80 |
11.3 |
1963 |
9.16 |
4.1 |
1964 |
10.32 |
12.7 |
1965 |
10.68 |
3.5 |
1966 |
11.62 |
8.8 |
1967 |
12.47 |
7.3 |
1968 |
13.60 |
9.1 |
1969 |
15.23 |
12.0 |
1970 |
17.43 |
14.4 |
1971 |
20.29 |
16.4 |
1972 |
23.37 |
15.2 |
1973 |
28.16 |
20.5 |
1974 |
33.71 |
19.7 |
1975 |
43.88 |
30.2 |
1976 |
52.50 |
19.6 |
1977 |
61.55 |
17.2 |
1978 |
70.66 |
14.8 |
1979 |
81.41 |
15.2 |
1980 |
96.21 |
18.2 |
1981 |
112.25 |
16.7 |
1982 |
126.69 |
12.9 |
1983 |
141.55 |
11.7 |
1984 |
158.79 |
12.2 |
1985 |
171.45 |
8.0 |
1986 |
184.24 |
7.5 |
1987 |
193.64 |
5.1 |
1988 |
202.82 |
4.7 |
1989 |
210.98 |
4.0 |
1990 |
219.11 |
3.9 |
1991 |
228.73 |
4.4 |
1992 |
237.92 |
4.0 |
1993 |
250.70 |
5.4 |
1994 |
258.03 |
2.9 |
1995* |
265.50* |
3.1* |