Pay and prices
Labour Research Department’s Payline Database
Percentage increases on lowest basic pay rates (by agreements covered)
| For the three months up to and including: | This pay round, Aug-Apr | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 May | June | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2020 Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | ||
| All agreements | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Private sector | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Public sector | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| Manual | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Non-manual | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| All industries | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| All services | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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.
Percentage increases on lowest basic pay rates (by workers covered)
| For the twelve months up to and including: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | June | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | |
| By agreements | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| By workers covered | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 |