asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of each quarter since 1st January, 1951, the index of (a) industrial earnings, (b) agricultural earnings, and (c) the cost of living, all to base 1938=100.
Written Answers. - Earnings and Cost of Living.
Following is the information requested by the Deputy:—
QUARTERLY Index Numbers of (a) Average Weekly Earnings in Industries producing transportable goods, (b) Agricultural Wages and (c) Consumer Prices.
|
Index of average earnings of industrial workers* (a) |
Index of Agricultural Wages (b) |
Consumer Price Index† (c) |
|
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Oct. 1938=100 |
July 1938=100 |
1938=100 |
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|
1951 |
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|
March |
211.9 |
224.8 |
190 |
|
June |
220.6 |
224.8 |
201 |
|
September |
219.9 |
252.3 |
204 |
|
December |
228.5 |
252.3 |
208 |
|
1952 |
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|
March |
220.8 |
252.3 |
210 |
|
June |
223.7 |
271.6 |
212 |
|
September |
233.4 |
271.6 |
225 |
|
December |
249.3 |
271.6 |
226 |
|
1953 |
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|
March |
242.8 |
299.1 |
226 |
|
June |
249.4 |
299.1 |
232 |
|
September |
249.7 |
299.1 |
230 |
|
December |
254.5 |
299.1 |
230 |
|
1954 |
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|
March |
247.2 |
313.8 |
229 |
|
June |
248.5 |
313.8 |
229 |
|
September |
253.1 |
313.8 |
232 |
|
December |
257.0 |
313.8 |
232 |
|
1955 |
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|
March |
256.9 |
313.8 |
232 |
|
June |
262.1 |
313.8 |
234 |
|
September |
270.1 |
333.0 |
235 |
|
December |
284.5 |
333.0 |
241 |
|
1956 |
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|
March |
280.2 |
333.0 |
243 |
|
June |
282.7 |
355.0 |
246 |
|
September |
285.0 |
355.0 |
249 |
|
December |
287.4 |
355.0 |
246 |
|
1957 |
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|
March |
n.a. |
355.0 |
249 |
* For March 1955 and subsequent quarters the coverage of the quarterly earnings index has been extended to include turf production and bog development together with the manufacture of railroad equipment.
† The consumer price index relates to mid-February, mid-May, mid-August and mid-November of each year.