Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): I do not accept the member's use of the labour cost index is an accurate reflection of how New Zealand's wages have risen, and therefore I do not accept the conclusion that he draws. In fact, under this Government, average, ordinary-time, hourly earnings—money in people's pocket—has risen, on average, by 3.5 percent a year, while inflation has averaged 2.2 percent a year.