"Figure 35: Compenation of Employees (COE), Blue Book 2016 compared with Blue Book 2015, 1948-1997, current price, seasonally adjusted","" "","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","£ billion" "","" "","Blue Book 2016","Blue Book 2015" "1948","68","68" "1949","73","73" "1950","77","77" "1951","85","85" "1952","92","92" "1953","97","97" "1954","103","103" "1955","113","113" "1956","123","123" "1957","130","130" "1958","135","135" "1959","142","142" "1960","152","152" "1961","165","165" "1962","174","174" "1963","183","183" "1964","198","198" "1965","214","214" "1966","229","229" "1967","239","239" "1968","256","255" "1969","273","273" "1970","307","307" "1971","337","336" "1972","380","380" "1973","441","440" "1974","527","526" "1975","689","688" "1976","784","783" "1977","869","868" "1978","992","990" "1979","1163","1161" "1980","1383","1380" "1981","1501","1498" "1982","1593","1589" "1983","1706","1702" "1984","1823","1819" "1985","1979","1974" "1986","2133","2127" "1987","2302","2295" "1988","2566","2558" "1989","2859","2850" "1990","3156","3146" "1991","3361","3350" "1992","3476","3468" "1993","3578","3570" "1994","3699","3688" "1995","3863","3854" "1996","4046","4038" "1997","4335","4326"