Pay and prices
Average earnings indices (including bonuses)
| Earnings index* | % annual rise | |||||
| Whole economy | Manufacturing | Services | Private sector | Public sector | ||
| October 2005 (r) | 122.5 | 3.2% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| November (r) | 123.2 | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
| December (r) | 124.0 | 4.2% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| January 2006 | 124.5 | 3.0% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| February | 125.8 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| March | 125.3 | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| April | 124.8 | 3.5% | 5.9% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| May | 125.9 | 4.4% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
| June | 126.6 | 4.9% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 3.7% |
| July | 126.5 | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| August | 126.8 | 3.8% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| September | 127.3 | 4.1% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| October (r) | 127.6 | 4.2% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| November (r) | 128.0 | 3.9% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| December (p) | 128.6 | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% |
| Headline rate** for December | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
* Whole economy, 2000=100.
** Average of earnings increases for latest three months compared to year earlier.
(r) revised. (p) provisional.Source: National Statistics.
Average of average earnings forecasts for 2007 is 4.3% (HM Treasury).