Workplace Report February 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
October 2011 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.0 2.5
November (r) 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.1
December (r) 2.1 2.4 1.3 1.4 2.4
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 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.3
November (r) 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.5
December (p) 1.4 1.2 2.2 1.7 1.6
Headline rate1 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.8 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)