Workplace Report April 2018

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Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)


Regular pay excluding bonuses. Percentage annual increases 


Whole economy Private 
sector Public 
sector Public sector excl financial services
Dec 2016 (r) 2.3% 2.5% 1.5% 1.5%
January 2017 (r) 2.0% 2.2% 1.3% 1.3%
February (r) 1.7% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2%
March 1.7% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2%
April (r) 1.7% 2.1% 0.8% 0.8%
May 2.3% 2.4% 2.1% 2.2%
June 2.1% 2.3% 1.2% 1.2%
July 2.1% 2.2% 1.7% 1.8%
August 2.3% 2.5% 1.7% 1.7%
September 2.3% 2.5% 1.7% 1.7%
October 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3%
November 2.3% 2.5% 1.8% 1.8%
December 2.7% 2.9% 2.0% 2.1%
January 2018 (r) 2.7% 2.8% 2.4% 2.4%
February (p) 2.9% 3.0% 2.5% 2.6%
Headline rate1 2.8% 2.9% 2.3% 2.3%


Services Finance & business services Manu
factur
ing Constr
uction Wholesaling,
retail, 
hotels, 
restaurants
Dec 2016 (r) 2.3% 1.1% 1.2% 4.2% 3.0%
January 2017 (r) 1.9% 1.2% 1.7% 2.7% 3.4%
February (r) 1.7% 1.1% 1.8% 2.0% 2.0%
March 1.9% 1.2% 1.9% 0.5% 2.8%
April (r) 1.7% 0.9% 1.3% 1.5% 2.4%
May 2.5% 2.4% 1.0% 1.8% 2.0%
June 2.1% 1.8% 1.3% 1.9% 1.9%
July 2.2% 2.6% 0.8% 2.2% 1.2%
August 2.4% 2.8% 1.9% 2.2% 1.2%
September 2.3% 2.8% 2.0% 2.9% 2.0%
October 2.5% 2.9% 2.4% 2.4% 1.7%
November 2.3% 2.2% 2.8% 1.9% 1.8%
December 2.6% 2.5% 3.1% 4.5% 2.6%
January 2018 (r) 2.6% 2.1% 2.8% 4.1% 2.0%
February (p) 2.9% 3.2% 2.8% 4.0% 2.7%
Headline rate1 2.7% 2.6% 2.9% 4.2% 2.4%

1 The latest three-month average

(r) revised, (p) provisional

Source: Office for National Statistics

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours


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