Pay

Percentage increase on lowest basic rates 1999-2001

manual non-manual public sector private sector all workers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers by by numbers agreement covered agreement covered agreement covered agreement covered agreement covered

Highest decile (top 10%)

2000-2001 4.7 5.5 4.2 5.9 4.4 5.9 4.5 5.5 4.5 5.9 1999-2000 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.6 5.3 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 5.0

Upper quartile (top 25%)

2000-2001 3.6 4.2 3.5 5.9 3.7 4.0 3.6 5.5 3.6 5.0 1999-2000 3.5 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 5.0 3.5 4.0

Median (50%)

2000-2001 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.6 1999-2000 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.9 3.6 3.0 3.3

Lower quartile (bottom 25%)

2000-2001 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.5 1999-2000 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.0

Lowest decile (bottom 10%)

2000-2001 2.3 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 1999-2000 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.5

Mid-point increases on lowest basic rates by sector

private company private multi- all private sector public sector all

industrial sector agreements employer agreements agreements agreements agreements

% no % no % no % no % no

Agriculture, forestry etc.

by agreement

2.0 1 3.0 3 2.0 4 6.0 1 3.0 5

by numbers covered

2.0 220 4.4 108,000 4.4 108,000 6.0 250 4.4 108,000

Energy and water supply

by agreement

3.1 26 - - 3.1 26 3.0 3 3.1 29

by numbers covered

3.0 43,000 - - 3.0 43,000 3.0 7,000 3.0 50,000

Minerals and chemicals

by agreement

3.2 60 3.2 5 3.2 65 - - 3.2 65

by numbers covered

3.2 29,000 3.2 30,500 3.2 59,000 - - 3.2 59,000

Metal goods, engineering etc.

by agreement

3.3 95 5.0 1 3.3 96 - - 3.3 96

by numbers covered

3.5 102,000 5.0 4,000 3.5 106,000 - - 3.5 106,000

Other manufacturing

by agreement

3.0 77 3.0 23 3.0 100 2.5 2 3.0 102

by numbers covered

3.0 48,000 3.0 235,000 3.0 283,000 2.5 10,000 3.0 294,000

Construction

by agreement

- - 5.0 11 5.0 11 3.0 2 4.5 13

by numbers covered

- - 5.5 773,000 5.5 773,000 3.5 42,000 5.5 815,000

Distribution, hotels etc.

by agreement

3.0 26 2.6 6 3.0 32 2.6 2 2.9 34

by numbers covered

3.0 298,000 2.9 154,000 3.0 451,000 2.6 2,000 3.0 454,000

Transport and communications

by agreement

3.5 90 3.6 5 3.5 95 3.3 17 3.5 112

by numbers covered

3.4 50,000 7.4 21,000 3.5 71,000 3.2 177,000 3.2 248,000

Banking and finance

by agreement

3.1 22 - - 3.1 22 - - 3.1 22

by numbers covered

3.3 116,000 - - 3.3 116,000 - - 3.3 116,000

Other services

by agreement

3.0 18 2.9 2 3.0 20 3.3 129 3.3 148

by numbers covered

3.1 10,000 4.5 8,000 3.1 18,000 3.7 3,400,000 3.7 3,417,000

All sectors

by agreement

3.2 415 3.1 56 3.2 471 3.3 156 3.2 627

by numbers covered

3.3 696,000 5.5 1,333,000 3.6 2,029,000 3.5 3,638,000 3.6 5,667,000

In most cases numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000.