Tabl e H-4 



Hours and Gros s Earnings o f Prod uction Workers , 

 Atlantic Provinces an d New Englan d Selected Years 



Area 



Nova Scotia 



New Brunswick 



Newfoundland 



Maine 



Massachusetts 



Canada 



United States 



Average Weekly Earnings 

 1950 1955 



39.74 

 40.68 

 46.52 

 48.93 

 55.98 

 45.94 

 59.33 



1956 



Ratio 



Maine to Nova Scotia 

 Massachusetts to Nova Scotia 

 Maine to Newfoundland 

 Massachusetts to Newfoundland 

 Maine to New Brunswick 

 Massachusetts to New Brunswick 



123 

 141 

 105 

 120 

 120 

 138 



114 

 134 

 104 

 121 

 108 

 127 



118 

 135 

 106 

 121 

 110 

 125 



Source: Canadian Statistical Kf^,i^^^ 1950, 1955 and 1956; United Stat 

 Bureau of Labor Statistics. 



es 



117 



