Pay and prices
Average earnings indices (including bonuses)
| Earnings index* | Annual increase | |||||
| Whole economy | Manufacturing | Services | Private sector | Public sector | ||
| Mar 2006 (r) | 125.4 | 4.5% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| April (r) | 125.5 | 4.1% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| May (r) | 125.9 | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| 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 | 127.6 | 4.2% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| November | 128.2 | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| December | 129.0 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| Jan 2007 | 130.0 | 4.6% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 3.3% |
| February (r) | 131.7 | 5.2% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.8% |
| March (r) | 129.9 | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| April (r) | 129.8 | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| May (p) | 130.3 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Headline rate** for May | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% |
* 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).