Workplace Report (May 2013)

Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)

Total pay including bonuses. Percentage annual increases

Month Whole economy Private sector Public sector Manu- facturing Services
January 2012 (r) 0.0 -0.2 0.7 1.0 -0.2
February (r) 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.9 1.0
March (r) 1.2 1.2 0.7 -0.2 1.5
April 2.3 2.7 1.4 2.4 2.3
May 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.9 1.6
June 1.3 1.8 1.0 2.7 1.0
July 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.0 1.4
August 2.3 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.4
September 1.8 1.7 2.2 1.2 2.0
October 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3
November 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.4
December 1.3 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.5
January 2013 (r) 1.0 0.8 1.9 1.5 1.1
February (r) 0.8 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.8
March (p) -0.7 -1.3 1.1 2.9 -0.9
Headline rate1 0.4 0.0 1.4 2.1 0.3

1 The latest three-month average.

(r) revised, (p) provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics

Average of average earnings forecasts for 2013 is 1.6% (HM Treasury).


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