Workplace Report (June 2016)

Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)


Total pay including bonuses. Percentage annual increases


Whole economy Private
 sector Public
 sector Manufacturing Services
February 2015 (r) 2.0% 2.3% 1.3% 0.1% 2.3%
March (r) 3.9% 4.9% -0.2% 1.9% 4.1%
April (r) 2.4% 2.9% 0.7% 1.7% 2.5%
May 2.8% 3.3% 1.1% 1.0% 2.9%
June 2.3% 2.5% 1.0% 1.7% 2.4%
July 3.6% 4.3% 1.0% 1.7% 3.7%
August 3.2% 3.6% 1.2% 1.7% 3.2%
September 2.1% 2.3% 1.5% 1.2% 2.1%
October 1.9% 2.1% 1.3% 1.5% 1.8%
November 2.2% 2.3% 1.5% 1.5% 2.0%
December 1.6% 1.9% 0.9% 1.3% 1.5%
January 2016 2.7% 3.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.4%
February (r) 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.7% 0.8%
March (r) 2.0% 2.3% 1.9% 1.6% 1.8%
April (p) 2.5% 2.7% 1.8% 1.5% 2.2%
Headline rate1 2.0% 2.1% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6%

1 The latest three-month average.

(r) revised, (p) provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics


www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/june2016

Median of average earnings forecasts for 2016 is 2.6% (HM Treasury).

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/529303/forecast_for_the_uk_economy_june_2016.pdf


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