Workplace Report (December 2009)

Pay and prices

Average earnings indices (including bonuses)

Earnings index* for whole economy % annual rise
Whole economy Manufac-turing Services Private sector Public sector
Aug 2008 (r) 136.6 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.7
Sept (r) 137.1 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.0 3.9
October (r) 137.2 3.6 2.8 3.8 3.5 3.8
November 136.8 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.4 4.3
December 137.8 3.2 1.8 3.8 3.1 3.9
Jan 2009 133.3 -0.7 1.5 -1.3 -1.7 3.7
February 131.8 -2.3 1.0 -3.2 -3.6 3.6
March 138.0 1.5 0.4 1.4 0.9 3.4
April 138.5 3.3 2.3 3.5 3.4 3.6
May 138.4 2.3 0.3 2.8 2.0 3.6
June 138.5 2.0 1.5 2.2 1.5 4.1
July 138.3 1.2 0.3 1.3 0.8 2.5
August (r) 138.8 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.2 2.8
Sept (r) 138.9 1.3 2.3 1.4 0.9 2.9
October (p) 139.4 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.3 2.8
Headline rate** for Oct 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.1 2.8

* 2000=100. ** Average of earnings increases for latest three months compared to a year earlier. (r) revised. (p) provisional. Source: National Statistics.

Average of average earnings forecasts for 2010 is 2.4% (HM Treasury).


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