Workplace Report July 2013

Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)

Total pay including bonuses. Percentage annual increases

Month Whole economy Private sector Public sector Manufacturing Services
March 2012 (r) 1.4 1.2 0.7 -0.2 1.9
April (r) 1.4 2.3 1.5 2.1 1.0
May (r) 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.9 1.7
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 1.0 0.8 1.9 1.5 1.1
February 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.0
March (r) -0.2 -1.0 1.1 2.9 -0.3
April (r) 3.8 5.0 1.5 3.5 3.8
May (p) 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.6
Headline rate1 1.7 1.9 1.2 2.7 1.7

1 The latest three-month average.

Source: Office for National Statistics

(r) revised, (p) provisional.

Average of average earnings forecasts for 2013 is 1.4% (HM Treasury).

www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_315111.pdf