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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-Feb | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2021 Jan | Feb | ||
| All agreements | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Private sector | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Public sector | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 | 2.5 |
| Manual | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Non-manual | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| All industries | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| All services | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
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.
| For the twelve months up to and including: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | |
| By agreements | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| By workers covered | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.39 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |