ECONOMIC

TABLE C-31.—.•Average weekly earnings in selected private nonagricultural industries; 1947-73[For production or nonsupervisory workers]Average gross weekly earningsAverage spendable weekly earnings, totalprivate nonagricultural 4Year or monthTotal privatenonagricultural lManufacturingContractconstructionRetailtrade 3AmountPercent change frompreceding periodCurrent 1967dollars dollars 2Current dollarsCurrent 1967dollars dollars 2Currentdollars1967dollars1947..1948..1949..$45.5849.0050.24$68.1367.9670.36$49.1753.1253.88$58.8765.2767.56$33.7736.2238.42$44.6448.5149.74$66.7367.2869.668.72.50.83.51950..1951..1952..1953..1954..53.1357.8660.6563.7664.5273.6974.3776.2979.6080.1558.3263.3467.1670.4770.4969.6876.9682.8686.4188.9139.7142.8243.3845.3647.0452.0455.7957.8760.3160.8572.1871.7172.7975.2975.594.67.23.74.2.93.6-.71.53.4.41955..1956..1957..1958..1959..67.7270.7473.3375.0878.7884.4486.9086.9986.7090.2475.7078.7881.5982.7188.2690.9096.38100.27103.78108.4148.7550.1852.2054.1056.1563.4165.8267.7169.1171.8679.0680.8680.3279.8082.314.23.82.92.14.04.62.3-.*63.1I960..1961..1962..1963..1964..80.6782.6085.9188.4691.3390.9592.1994.8296.4798.3189.7292.3496.5699.63102.97113.04118.08122.47127.19132.0657.7658.6660.9662.6664.7572.9674.4876.9978.5682.5782.2583.1384.9885.671.52.13.42.05.1-.11.12.2.83.71965..1966..1967..1968..1969..95.0698.82101.84107.73114.61100.59101.67101.84103.39104.38107.53112.34114.90122.51129.51138.38146.26154.95164.93181.5466.6168.5770.9574.9578.6686.3088.6690.8695.2899.9991.3291.2190.8691.4491.074.52.72.54.94.92.7-.1-.4.6-.41970..1971..1972..1973 P.119.46126.91135.78144.32102.72104.62108.36108.43133.73142.04154.69165.24195.98212.24224.22239.6782.4786.6190.7294.95104.61112.12120.79126.5589.9592.4396.4095.084.67.27.74.8-1.22.84.3-1.4Seasonally adjustedSeasonally adjustedannual rates1972:Jan.Teb_MarApr.May_JuneJuly.Aug.SeptOct.Nov.Dec$131.35132.43133.19135.03134.30134.67135.78136.16137.64139.13138.76138.75$106.48106.84107.35108.63107.72107.88108.35108.36109.07109.89109.28109.05$147.97150.26151.10153.03153.09153.87153.87155.50157.49157.92158.71159.95$219.85221.19221.71220.80221.17221.77222.74224.59225.09230.01228.41225.18$89.3189.0489.6489.9890.3290.9291.0691.3991.7391.7992.1393.07$117.30118.15118.75120.20119.63119.92120.79121.09122.26123.43123.14123.14$95.0995.3295.7196.7095.9596.0796.3996.3696.8997.4996.9896.78«4.79.16.315.7-5.52.99.13.012.212.1-2.8.0M.82.95.013.1-8.91.54.1-.46.87.7-6.1-2.41973:Jan.Feb.MarApr.May.JuneJuly.Aug.SeptOct..NovDec139.11140.62141.35142.85143.22143. 58145.45145.04147.31147.26148.03148.74108.79109.22108.83109.30108.94108.60109.77107.39108.72107.80107.52107.45159.99162.36162.78164.01163.61164.02165.65165.65168. 50168.90169.31170.53229.96227.70233.47234.95237.75240.48242.25241.15241. 85243.17255.64247.8392.5293.4793.5294.1994.5295.8195.2895.3796.9496.6997.0297.35122. 51123.70124.26125.42125.70125.98127.42127.11128.86128.82129.42129.9695.8196.0895.6795.9695.6195.2996.1694.1195.1194.3094.0093.885 2.112.35.611.82.72.714.6-2.917.8-.45.75.1«-4.03.4-5.03.7-4.3-3.911.5-22.813.5-9.8-3.8-1.51 Also includes other private industry groups shown in Table C-29.» Earnings in current dollars divided by the consumer price index.3 Includes eating and drinking places.* Average gross weekly earnings less social security and income taxes for a worker with three dependents,s In annualizing the rates of change, the effect of the change in tax rates at the beginning of 1972 and 1973 is taken intoaccount separately.Note.—See Note, Table C-29.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.285527-867 O - 74 - 19