Average earnings index for the whole economy
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 | 123.3 | 4.3 | 127.2 | 3.1 | 133.3 | 4.8 | 138.4r | 3.8r |
| Feb | 124.9 | 5.7 | 131.6 | 5.4 | 138.8 | 5.4 | 144.3p | 4.0p |
| Mar | 127.5 | 4.3 | 133.2 | 4.5 | 137.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Apr | 119.9 | 4.2 | 124.1 | 3.4 | 128.0 | 3.1 | ||
| May | 119.2 | 3.9 | 124.5 | 4.4 | 129.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Jun | 120.4 | 3.8 | 126.4 | 5.0 | 130.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Jul | 120.5 | 4.4 | 125.2 | 3.8 | 129.7 | 3.6 | ||
| Aug | 119.0 | 3.7 | 123.5 | 3.8 | 128.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Sept | 118.8 | 3.4 | 123.7 | 4.1 | 128.8 | 4.2 | ||
| Oct | 119.1 | 2.9 | 123.9 | 4.0 | 128.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Nov | 119.9 | 3.2 | 124.6 | 3.9 | 130.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Dec | 124.6 | 4.2 | 129.4 | 3.9 | 134.4 | 3.8 | ||
| Source: ONS | ||||||||
More average earnings:
Private sector
Manufacturing sector
Public sector