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,
| For the three months up to and including: | This pay round, Aug-May | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2019 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | ||
| All agreements | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Private sector | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Public sector | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Manual | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Non-manual | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| All industries | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| All services | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
For the 12 months up to and including:
| June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By agreements | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| By workers covered | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
The figures show median (midpoint) pay settlements among all the agreements monitored through LRD’s Payline database. The weighted median (by number of workers covered) appears in the 12-monthly table.