Workplace Report January 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
Sept 2011 (r) 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9
October (r) 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.1 2.5
November (r) 2.2 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.2
December 1.9 2.2 1.3 1.3 2.3
January 2012 0.1 -0.1 0.8 0.8 -0.2
February 0.8 0.7 1.2 2.2 0.8
March 1.0 1.0 0.5 -0.5 1.1
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 (r) 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3
November (p) 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.4
Headline rate1 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.6 1.5

1 The latest three-month average.

Source: Office for National Statistics

(r) revised, (p) provisional.

Average of average earnings forecasts for 2013 is 2.1% (HM Treasury).