Workplace Report September 2013

Pay and prices

Average weekly earnings (AWE)

Total pay including bonuses. Percentage annual increases.

Month Whole economy Private sector Public sector Manufacturing Services
May 2012 (r) 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% 2.9% 1.4%
June (r) 1.3% 1.8% 1.0% 2.3% 1.0%
July (r) 1.5% 1.6% 1.3% 2.0% 1.5%
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 ) -0.2% -1.0% 1.1% 2.9% -0.3%
April 3.9% 5.0% 1.4% 3.5% 3.8%
May 1.8% 2.1% 1.4% 1.7% 1.9%
June (r 1.0% 1.3% -0.1% 2.6% 0.9%
July (p) 0.6% 0.8% 0.1% 1.9% 0.6%
Headline rate1 1.1% 1.4% 0.5% 2.1% 1.1%

1 The latest three-month average

Source: Office for National Statistics

(r) revised, (p) provisional

Average of average earnings forecasts for 2013 is 1.5% (HM Treasury).