Average earnings index for the private sector
The increases shown below are not seasonally adjusted and include bonus payments.
January 2000 = 100; p = provisional; r = revised
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | index | inc % | index | inc % | index | inc % | index | inc % |
| Jan | 123.7 | 4.2 | 127.4 | 3.0 | 134.0 | 5.2 | 139.1 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 125.6 | 5.9 | 132.5 | 5.5 | 140.7 | 6.2 | 146.5 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 128.6 | 4.2 | 134.6 | 4.7 | 139.5 | 3.6 | 146.1 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 118.6 | 4.0 | 122.8 | 3.5 | 126.6 | 3.1 | 131.0r | 3.5r |
| May | 117.0 | 2.9 | 122.3 | 4.5 | 126.8 | 3.7 | 130.8p | 3.2p |
| Jun | 119.0 | 3.8 | 125.3 | 5.4 | 129.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Jul | 119.3 | 4.5 | 123.6 | 3.6 | 128.6 | 4.0 | ||
| Aug | 117.2 | 3.8 | 121.7 | 3.8 | 127.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Sept | 117.1 | 3.6 | 122.1 | 4.2 | 127.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Oct | 117.4 | 2.7 | 122.3 | 4.2 | 126.6 | 3.5 | ||
| Nov | 118.3 | 3.0 | 123.0 | 4.0 | 128.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Dec | 123.5 | 4.1 | 128.3 | 3.9 | 133.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Source: ONS | ||||||||
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