"Figure 4: Pre-coronavirus pandemic sector growth rates were similar, then during the pandemic, most sectors saw a decrease in total pay, which recovered in 2021","" "Average weekly earnings annual growth rates for total pay (including bonus) by sector in Great Britain, seasonally adjusted, January to March 2018 to October to December 2021 ","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","% " "","" "","Private sector","Public sector","Finance and business services","Manufacturing","Construction","Wholesailing, retailing, hotels & restaurants" "Jan 18","2.8","2.0","2.9","3.0","3.0","2.2" "Feb 18","2.9","2.3","3.4","2.8","3.4","2.3" "Mar 18","2.9","2.4","2.8","2.8","4.7","2.4" "Apr 18","2.8","2.4","2.5","2.8","4.9","2.6" "May 18","2.8","2.1","1.7","2.9","5.7","3.4" "Jun 18","2.2","2.2","1.0","2.6","5.1","3.1" "Jul 18","2.6","2.4","1.6","2.3","4.5","3.6" "Aug 18","2.9","2.8","2.1","2.1","4.3","3.4" "Sep 18","3.2","2.8","2.4","2.1","3.6","3.5" "Oct 18","3.5","2.7","2.7","2.0","3.5","3.5" "Nov 18","3.5","2.7","3.1","1.8","3.4","2.7" "Dec 18","3.6","2.8","3.6","1.6","4.3","2.8" "Jan 19","3.5","2.8","3.8","1.8","4.4","2.4" "Feb 19","3.7","2.6","3.7","1.9","4.8","2.6" "Mar 19","3.4","2.5","3.5","1.7","4.0","1.8" "Apr 19","3.4","3.1","3.7","1.8","5.0","1.4" "May 19","3.4","3.6","4.2","2.0","5.3","1.0" "Jun 19","3.9","4.0","5.2","2.6","6.1","2.3" "Jul 19","3.9","3.8","4.8","2.5","6.3","2.7" "Aug 19","3.9","3.5","4.7","2.8","5.8","3.1" "Sep 19","3.9","3.3","4.6","2.6","6.1","3.0" "Oct 19","3.3","3.1","4.3","2.8","5.1","2.2" "Nov 19","3.1","3.3","4.0","2.7","4.6","1.8" "Dec 19","2.6","3.3","3.3","2.6","3.1","1.0" "Jan 20","2.9","3.2","3.2","2.2","2.9","2.1" "Feb 20","2.7","3.3","3.0","2.0","2.6","2.1" "Mar 20","2.3","3.3","2.0","1.8","2.2","2.2" "Apr 20","0.6","3.3","1.0","0.0","-2.8","-0.7" "May 20","-1.2","3.7","-0.2","-1.7","-7.2","-3.6" "Jun 20","-2.5","4.1","-1.0","-3.4","-10.2","-5.4" "Jul 20","-2.1","4.1","-1.0","-2.6","-8.3","-4.5" "Aug 20","-0.7","3.8","0.4","-1.7","-5.6","-2.1" "Sep 20","0.9","3.8","2.4","-0.4","-4.0","-0.5" "Oct 20","2.4","4.1","4.3","0.3","-2.3","1.6" "Nov 20","3.6","4.4","5.8","1.2","-0.9","2.9" "Dec 20","4.5","4.4","6.8","1.6","2.0","4.1" "Jan 21","4.6","4.8","7.5","2.0","2.6","3.1" "Feb 21","4.0","5.2","6.2","1.8","2.1","2.6" "Mar 21","4.0","5.6","6.2","2.0","1.2","2.5" "Apr 21","5.9","5.0","7.5","3.6","4.9","5.5" "May 21","8.3","3.9","10.2","5.2","10.0","8.9" "Jun 21","10.2","2.8","12.2","7.0","14.4","11.2" "Jul 21","9.7","2.5","12.3","6.7","12.2","10.2" "Aug 21","8.3","2.6","11.1","5.5","9.6","7.8" "Sep 21","6.6","2.7","9.3","3.9","7.1","6.0" "Oct 21","5.5","2.7","7.9","2.8","5.8","4.7" "Nov-21","4.6","2.5","7.0","2.2","4.6","4.5" "Dec-21","4.6","2.6","8.1","2.4","2.4","4.3"