Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1998

Vol. 488 No. 4

Written Answers - Average Industrial Wage.

Jim Mitchell

Ceist:

41 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the GNP per capita, GDP per capita and average industrial wage for each of the years from 1989 to date for which data is available; and if this information could be provided in current and constant prices. [6223/98]

The Taoiseach

The available information requested by the Deputy is given in the following two tables:

Table I

Current Market Prices

Period	GNP per capita	GDP per capita	Annualised Average Industrial Earnings
	IR£	IR£	IR£
Qtr 2 1997	N/A	N/A	14,219 (p)
Qtr 1 1997	N/A	N/A	14,214
1996	10,199	11,612	14,061
1995	9,488	10,739	13,715
1994	8,727	9,725	13,418
1993	8,034	9,020	13,036
1992	7,535	8,438	12,372
1991	7,211	8,004	11,893
1990	6,922	7,755	11,394
1989*	6,321*	7,242*	10,971

* Methodological changes in the calculations of GNP and GDP were introduced for the years 1990 onwards. The figures for 1989 are based on the old methodology and therefore are not directly comparble with the figures from later years.

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Table II

Constant 1990 Market Prices

Period	GNP per capita	GDP per capita	Annualised Average Industrial Earnings
	1990 prices	1990 prices	1990 prices**
	IR£	IR£	IR£
Qtr 2 1997	N/A	N/A	12,369 (p)
Qtr 1 1997	N/A	N/A	12,266
1996	8,912	10,243	12,222
1995	8,398	9,575	12,120
1994	7,806	8,761	12,149
1993	7,280	8,229	12,085
1992	7,112	8,037	11,627
1991	7,018	7,813	11,532
1990	6,922	7,755	11,393
1989*	6,388*	7,234*	11,342

* Methodological changes in the calculations of GNP and GDP were introduced for the years 1990 onwards. The figures for 1989 are based on the old methodology and therefore are not directly comparable with the figures from later years.

** Average industrial earnings at constant prices have been calculated by applying the all items consumer price index.

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