Percentage increase on lowest basic rates 1999-2002

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

Highest decile (top 10%)

2001-2002 5.0 8.9 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.7 4.4 8.9 4.3 8.9 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%)

2001-2002 3.5 7.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 8.9 3.5 4.0 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%)

2001-2002 3.0 3.6 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.6 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%)

2001-2002 2.3 2.5 2.2 3.5 3.0 3.5 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.7 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%)

2001-2002 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 1.7 2.2 1.8 2.2 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

The public sector, non-manual and total figures are arrived at after excluding a large number of further education college agreements which would otherwise have distorted the "by agreement" figures