Fact Service (January 2010)

Issue 1

Weekly earnings data show a divide

Average weekly earnings for the whole economy showed a 0.7% increase in October, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

Manufacturing and public sector earnings have held up well, services and the private sector less so.

The private sector saw earnings fall by 0.4 % year-on-year — shrinking bonus payments were the main problem showing a 14.8% drop. Meanwhile, private services earnings were 0.8% down, but the bonus element here was down by 14.7%.

Average weekly earnings — October 2009

£ a week % rise
Whole economy 436.30 0.7
Private sector 430.30 -0.4
Public sector 456.80 4.4
Manufacturing 500.10 1.3
Services 420.90 0.7
Private services 408.60 -0.8
Production 517.90 1.8

www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_labour/AWE_Tables_updated.xls


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