Pay and prices
Labour Research Department’s Payline database
Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered)
| For the three months up to and including: | This pay round, Aug-Oct | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Nov | Dec | 2022 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | ||
| All agreements | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Private sector | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Public sector | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| All industries | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| All services | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through LRD’s Payline database.
The figures in the twelve month table by workers covered are weighted means.
| For the twelve months up to and including: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | |
| By agreements | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| By workers covered | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.7 |