Dáil Éireann - Volume 459 - 12 December, 1995 Written Answers. - Average Industrial Earnings.
Mr. Hughes Mr. Hughes
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 Taoiseach John Bruton
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The Taoiseach: The following are the relevant details for manufacturing industry from 1953, the earliest year for [1117] 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* | * The data for 1995 are provisional and relate to June 1995 and the percentage increase on June 1994. Data for the other years are annual data.
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