Written answers
Tuesday, 11 October 2005
Department of An Taoiseach
Industrial Earnings
9:00 pm
Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 108: To ask the Taoiseach the average industrial wage for every fifth year since 1960; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27595/05]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Estimates of average gross earnings for industrial workers in the industrial sector are only available from 1985 onwards. The industrial sector includes manufacturing industries, mining and quarrying and electricity gas and water. Estimates of average gross earnings for industrial workers in the manufacturing sector are available from 1953. The industrial workers category includes operatives, maintenance workers, storekeepers, packers, cleaners, basic supervisory staff and apprentices. The average gross earnings and hours worked of industrial workers in manufacturing industries for each of every fifth year since 1960 and 2005 quarter 2, the latest data available, and the average earnings and hours worked of industrial workers in all industries for each of every fifth year since 1985 and 2005 quarter 2, the latest data available, are contained in the following table.
| Year | Old Series Manufacturing Industries | Old Series All Industries | ||||
| â'¬ per week | â'¬ per hour | hours per week | â'¬ per week | â'¬ per hour | hours per week | |
| 1960 | 9.52 | 0.22 | 44.9 | |||
| 1965 | 13.56 | 0.32 | 43.7 | |||
| 1970 | 22.13 | 0.52 | 42.5 | |||
| 1975 | 55.70 | 1.35 | 41.3 | |||
| 1980 | 122.16 | 2.96 | 41.3 | |||
| 1985 | 217.70 | 5.29 | 41.1 | 223.28 | 5.41 | 41.3 |
| 1990 | 278.21 | 6.74 | 41.2 | 285.90 | 6.89 | 41.5 |
| 1995 | 334.89 | 8.22 | 40.8 | 343.72 | 8.41 | 40.9 |
| 1996 | 343.34 | 8.43 | 40.7 | 353.85 | 8.66 | 40.8 |
| Year | New Series Manufacturing Industries | New Series All Industries | ||||
| â'¬ per week | â'¬ per hour | hours per week | â'¬ per week | â'¬ per hour | hours per week | |
| 1996 | 348.38 | 8.56 | 40.7 | 360.11 | 8.81 | 40.9 |
| 2000 | 423.24 | 10.40 | 40.7 | 436.20 | 10.66 | 40.9 |
| 2005 Q2* | 553.07 | 13.83 | 40.0 | 577.31 | 14.33 | 40.3 |
An updated industrial earnings series was introduced in 2000 with retrospective annual data back to 1996. The data in the table show annual earnings according to the former series from 1960 up to and including 1996 and according to the new series for 1996 and 2000. Preliminary data for 2005 quarter 2 have also been included. A revised weighting system in the new series has given rise to minor differences between the updated and former series for the retrospective periods. In the former series, the weights for the lowest size category, ten to 49 persons engaged, also reflected the employment of units with fewer than ten persons engaged. The new series explicitly covers units with ten or more persons engaged.
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