asked the Taoiseach the average industrial earnings for each of the past five years, to the latest date for which figures are available; and how these figures compare with present industrial earnings in terms of purchasing power.
Written Answers. - Industrial Earnings.
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The latest period for which official statistics on industrial earnings are available at present is March, 1978.
|
Period |
Average weekly earnings of industrial workers in Transportable Goods industries |
|
|
Actual weekly earnings (a) |
Comparative “real” weekly earnings (b) |
|
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Year 1973 |
28.56 |
28.56 |
|
Year 1974 |
34.02 |
29.08 |
|
Year 1975 |
44.26 |
31.31 |
|
Year 1976 |
53.07 |
31.81 |
|
Year 1977 |
62.62 |
33.03 |
|
March 1978 |
66.50 |
33.65 |
(a) The annual figures represent average of the earnings in a week in March, June, September and December.
(b) Actual weekly earnings related to consumer price index with base: year 1973 = 100.