"Figure 4: Pay for employees (including bonuses) increased by 1.8% on the year when adjusted for inflation; pay excluding bonuses increased by 1.9%","" "Great Britain average weekly earnings annual growth rates, seasonally adjusted, January to March 2001 to April to June 2019","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "Period","Total pay (nominal)","Regular pay (nominal)","Total pay (real)","Regular pay (real)" "Jan-Mar 2001","6.18729998","3.918429957","4.840434042","2.677780222" "Feb-Apr 2001","6.272030268","4.510642547","4.864476748","3.163051477" "Mar-May 2001","5.149739061","4.928567265","3.56755967","3.341137676" "Apr-Jun 2001","5.49913518","5.064547366","3.68461292","3.223470642" "May-Jul 2001","5.20732381","5.072020049","3.316131037","3.187511672" "Jun-Aug 2001","5.247593315","5.294258439","3.280969844","3.368007726" "Jul-Sep 2001","4.791209668","5.240353179","2.949634195","3.423666545" "Aug-Oct 2001","4.735125914","5.044039676","2.991747397","3.264595969" "Sep-Nov 2001","4.522076568","4.793607875","3.05818821","3.268889189" "Oct-Dec 2001","4.098514205","4.681734744","2.730747696","3.224548981" "Nov-Jan 2002","3.774646947","4.582303541","2.220247941","3.033067369" "Dec-Feb 2002","3.290280829","4.714298504","1.546067227","2.992316325" "Jan-Mar 2002","3.089938615","4.891900722","1.242598721","3.042684469" "Feb-Apr 2002","3.060828906","4.726266017","1.298506548","2.919887663" "Mar-May 2002","3.314053366","4.365069941","1.732850414","2.752299612" "Apr-Jun 2002","3.691596751","4.216848459","2.297497287","2.845996579" "May-Jul 2002","3.764347158","4.232952638","2.495322946","2.911864624" "Jun-Aug 2002","3.548863987","3.878215244","2.280608106","2.538418905" "Jul-Sep 2002","3.350747321","3.491772465","2.024346316","2.080827715" "Aug-Oct 2002","2.99293707","3.201001664","1.617058048","1.785944942" "Sep-Nov 2002","2.895056015","3.180299273","1.440379263","1.677020712" "Oct-Dec 2002","2.670081489","3.011890929","1.046429717","1.392426359" "Nov-Jan 2003","2.58142302","3.10287165","0.939275396","1.51432127" "Dec-Feb 2003","2.380292197","3.080244381","0.713295377","1.55720485" "Jan-Mar 2003","3.048099694","3.013283463","1.409724772","1.523232872" "Feb-Apr 2003","3.062737339","2.951099861","1.459234239","1.414849095" "Mar-May 2003","3.273931151","3.055745888","1.800839423","1.5409458" "Apr-Jun 2003","2.676392957","3.129723568","1.325852154","1.756129027" "May-Jul 2003","2.71372371","3.032082389","1.409697352","1.775731593" "Jun-Aug 2003","2.872611707","3.138814483","1.544982828","1.885974303" "Jul-Sep 2003","3.129745194","3.388352273","1.899161038","2.077556449" "Aug-Oct 2003","3.54123567","3.640931887","2.356820227","2.279532071" "Sep-Nov 2003","3.661702853","3.714119199","2.512593232","2.349594177" "Oct-Dec 2003","3.88312659","3.932492979","2.579470617","2.579257765" "Nov-Jan 2004","3.946227164","3.84351749","2.572683948","2.448946164" "Dec-Feb 2004","3.874382287","3.66012316","2.569088963","2.234566675" "Jan-Mar 2004","3.732947885","3.375114369","2.563237979","2.007227852" "Feb-Apr 2004","3.742664113","3.407449207","2.657381484","2.164993781" "Mar-May 2004","4.067139462","3.533519123","2.803367664","2.250102738" "Apr-Jun 2004","4.262196873","3.60365847","2.884579572","2.159314635" "May-Jul 2004","4.423686018","3.674185755","2.853971204","2.132381819" "Jun-Aug 2004","4.401262534","3.763718244","2.936376187","2.276413965" "Jul-Sep 2004","4.615468808","3.766653067","3.021438302","2.382224411" "Aug-Oct 2004","4.73556343","3.818881723","3.076224388","2.47030596" "Sep-Nov 2004","4.932809281","3.761170894","3.06665483","2.356410519" "Oct-Dec 2004","4.774852318","3.899741048","3.108763346","2.37394595" "Nov-Jan 2005","4.756951738","3.982493407","3.071492816","2.349239582" "Dec-Feb 2005","4.983102894","4.147775463","3.372617001","2.459022735" "Jan-Mar 2005","4.87661389","4.318517494","2.942382657","2.536580404" "Feb-Apr 2005","4.690292118","4.30532677","2.778508613","2.417143346" "Mar-May 2005","4.334206061","4.282988189","2.292509893","2.334416048" "Apr-Jun 2005","4.440874481","4.155382249","2.446242319","2.22937872" "May-Jul 2005","4.560479079","4.263517265","2.421902313","2.20189566" "Jun-Aug 2005","4.7543776","4.335097402","2.499385341","2.135387106" "Jul-Sep 2005","4.801990517","4.465403319","2.420417939","2.030139618" "Aug-Oct 2005","4.575083172","4.382248276","2.162194179","1.938159053" "Sep-Nov 2005","4.34522779","4.340275828","2.043641042","1.929710453" "Oct-Dec 2005","4.311943847","4.047243473","2.094264979","1.77156357" "Nov-Jan 2006","4.329457168","4.020431654","2.065752458","1.781251044" "Dec-Feb 2006","4.840477529","4.023373749","2.627433237","1.786951853" "Jan-Mar 2006","5.32770712","4.001540835","3.06678408","1.811796437" "Feb-Apr 2006","5.358715248","3.928372172","3.199523112","1.729348151" "Mar-May 2006","4.947983543","3.840270731","2.527414265","1.551860587" "Apr-Jun 2006","4.813846792","4.026179938","2.286844495","1.540633438" "May-Jul 2006","4.934337338","3.932188406","2.332563288","1.391432123" "Jun-Aug 2006","4.603724552","3.739216232","1.978694685","1.134081026" "Jul-Sep 2006","3.939129441","3.517239683","1.397769396","0.93578496" "Aug-Oct 2006","3.821169182","3.655392858","1.27234703","1.048182587" "Sep-Nov 2006","3.920067075","3.846245277","1.422942701","1.224202771" "Oct-Dec 2006","4.630534712","4.050289471","1.982072108","1.300947594" "Nov-Jan 2007","5.540607594","3.952325794","2.701822132","1.1809335" "Dec-Feb 2007","6.621355869","3.909298864","3.762605709","1.12918764" "Jan-Mar 2007","6.28946245","3.911251665","3.233253858","1.079164505" "Feb-Apr 2007","5.369811912","3.998852193","2.471384032","1.110069683" "Mar-May 2007","4.482117075","4.121103786","1.644815062","1.308754506" "Apr-Jun 2007","4.319381972","4.137352802","1.78640187","1.532023455" "May-Jul 2007","4.513703559","4.345261322","2.143797581","1.987710494" "Jun-Aug 2007","4.675006102","4.557862761","2.46715372","2.396862796" "Jul-Sep 2007","5.057423706","4.658144442","3.083321188","2.669643465" "Aug-Oct 2007","4.87433497","4.420841517","2.861838517","2.355112897" "Sep-Nov 2007","4.7055028","4.209606874","2.589262816","1.989387322" "Oct-Dec 2007","3.894856244","4.03649949","1.691275043","1.6987574" "Nov-Jan 2008","3.967230604","4.101388085","1.529168768","1.710475806" "Dec-Feb 2008","3.898623135","4.102454654","1.38676636","1.631682302" "Jan-Mar 2008","4.548787545","4.202898727","1.718943516","1.659854078" "Feb-Apr 2008","4.66552153","4.360280089","1.849396964","1.611834828" "Mar-May 2008","4.586336986","4.204746401","1.543903783","1.212078703" "Apr-Jun 2008","4.027654085","3.955347437","0.768097327","0.569756033" "May-Jul 2008","3.529122777","3.573528367","-0.206805129","-0.189956067" "Jun-Aug 2008","3.154685452","3.413273918","-0.958554967","-0.686770257" "Jul-Sep 2008","2.916155657","3.340667141","-1.479886705","-1.111388856" "Aug-Oct 2008","2.96432429","3.407666164","-1.364279606","-1.027693822" "Sep-Nov 2008","2.737678112","3.385933554","-1.416403226","-0.840290689" "Oct-Dec 2008","2.703282346","3.333798571","-0.854050854","-0.332009416" "Nov-Jan 2009","1.207151357","3.068935195","-2.004542043","-0.217812995" "Dec-Feb 2009","-1.522157307","2.862088607","-4.355699055","-0.181587739" "Jan-Mar 2009","-2.576560323","2.46966214","-5.624846963","-0.479373152" "Feb-Apr 2009","-1.763932936","2.157696155","-4.462057975","-0.506691082" "Mar-May 2009","0.361660834","2.046089824","-2.019452134","-0.296331779" "Apr-Jun 2009","0.958420881","2.058863639","-0.833141613","0.068268622" "May-Jul 2009","0.594002604","1.903665691","-1.074819768","0.087025763" "Jun-Aug 2009","0.601826105","1.578612407","-0.938548805","-0.038452881" "Jul-Sep 2009","0.550745536","1.356745636","-0.703451764","0.032911504" "Aug-Oct 2009","0.552058963","1.222882411","-0.55325964","0.026852371" "Sep-Nov 2009","0.696344261","1.125898603","-0.454812139","-0.095304156" "Oct-Dec 2009","0.744512988","1.116835983","-0.780033425","-0.49880125" "Nov-Jan 2010","1.122592934","1.383935687","-0.898535854","-0.637123629" "Dec-Feb 2010","2.627196516","1.562403814","0.484905958","-0.62668739" "Jan-Mar 2010","2.863138431","1.806373773","2.045027335","-0.459523684" "Feb-Apr 2010","2.789282992","1.667089462","1.62093746","-0.651460755" "Mar-May 2010","1.552695463","1.560205446","-0.04053064","-0.903069782" "Apr-Jun 2010","1.587140331","1.338823428","-1.444213409","-1.169200109" "May-Jul 2010","1.734875617","1.59547283","-0.809863553","-0.803804961" "Jun-Aug 2010","1.797518029","1.958615525","-0.504476191","-0.416659872" "Jul-Sep 2010","1.948759133","2.225126008","-0.373424871","-0.131455591" "Aug-Oct 2010","2.095613643","2.241718315","-0.320877818","-0.198283877" "Sep-Nov 2010","2.165595435","2.271650473","-0.365798153","-0.240252076" "Oct-Dec 2010","2.197642897","2.190399921","-0.866207935","-0.584140375" "Nov-Jan 2011","2.512659365","2.187285542","-0.325538854","-0.824025981" "Dec-Feb 2011","2.645778184","2.097088362","-0.810934158","-1.244892732" "Jan-Mar 2011","2.78317857","2.013715496","-0.702269785","-1.430108662" "Feb-Apr 2011","2.454628504","1.95762408","-1.630647499","-1.630052463" "Mar-May 2011","2.267712806","2.030026424","-1.505408132","-1.628124703" "Apr-Jun 2011","2.372051129","2.141369708","-1.216936211","-1.585289115" "May-Jul 2011","2.602358906","1.999575846","-1.016704305","-1.789980824" "Jun-Aug 2011","2.576278731","1.725627874","-1.122090471","-2.045027047" "Jul-Sep 2011","2.158675912","1.61466033","-1.808922632","-2.398761124" "Aug-Oct 2011","1.896462954","1.691077031","-2.27351269","-2.431310693" "Sep-Nov 2011","1.907370687","1.789011083","-2.350281621","-2.432687321" "Oct-Dec 2011","1.925305578","1.859928634","-2.027841509","-2.065808446" "Nov-Jan 2012","1.385255594","1.556584587","-2.142561838","-1.995228706" "Dec-Feb 2012","1.023059317","1.508390844","-2.122685671","-1.722022951" "Jan-Mar 2012","0.736853956","1.494103924","-2.398991574","-1.558632928" "Feb-Apr 2012","1.216935286","1.727337081","-1.753558853","-1.210897087" "Mar-May 2012","1.436925859","1.732318651","-1.352280496","-1.010342693" "Apr-Jun 2012","1.493022628","1.757795561","-0.863196954","-0.763116141" "May-Jul 2012","1.357593889","1.820366151","-0.949992209","-0.569188266" "Jun-Aug 2012","1.579812279","1.966227716","-0.689352047","-0.363604056" "Jul-Sep 2012","1.786245441","1.819848564","-0.472189382","-0.400439175" "Aug-Oct 2012","1.712725703","1.619180416","-0.54012515","-0.591911036" "Sep-Nov 2012","1.456968483","1.366772972","-0.839359337","-0.846288355" "Oct-Dec 2012","1.221294101","1.263592703","-1.086727297","-1.087432739" "Nov-Jan 2013","1.265969383","1.195465068","-1.085608036","-1.191432432" "Dec-Feb 2013","1.162605696","0.986708654","-1.173504722","-1.427687038" "Jan-Mar 2013","0.602737382","0.821541421","-1.906886486","-1.618892854" "Feb-Apr 2013","1.413156734","0.851476034","-0.996251736","-1.525765574" "Mar-May 2013","1.60844955","0.944519342","-0.820550742","-1.437378875" "Apr-Jun 2013","2.14072128","0.981176672","-0.198193299","-1.421934664" "May-Jul 2013","1.110806689","0.910769206","-1.275681894","-1.514777677" "Jun-Aug 2013","0.705773017","0.740522816","-1.675288385","-1.674899511" "Jul-Sep 2013","0.688157393","0.704872285","-1.645807601","-1.663471489" "Aug-Oct 2013","0.777901595","0.709647779","-1.481418643","-1.558824717" "Sep-Nov 2013","0.839609029","0.727605815","-1.26607821","-1.352781626" "Oct-Dec 2013","0.995061231","0.875367214","-0.942603761","-1.021227644" "Nov-Jan 2014","1.243339284","1.096601493","-0.572439702","-0.701500873" "Dec-Feb 2014","1.720898791","1.267329098","0.030199219","-0.475406883" "Jan-Mar 2014","1.80147727","1.114717702","0.143039692","-0.528931243" "Feb-Apr 2014","0.624003891","0.72404546","-0.948184146","-0.88948964" "Mar-May 2014","0.011864441","0.542868138","-1.486358495","-0.996574277" "Apr-Jun 2014","-0.289106916","0.532066427","-1.873442047","-1.082125632" "May-Jul 2014","0.429256383","0.596852105","-1.233156696","-1.018157788" "Jun-Aug 2014","0.590429201","0.763645127","-1.119746644","-0.875130236" "Jul-Sep 2014","0.86143221","1.099929089","-0.675070214","-0.362844075" "Aug-Oct 2014","1.353684375","1.491375374","-0.028891083","0.114138763" "Sep-Nov 2014","1.714642342","1.682677216","0.458262417","0.46404484" "Oct-Dec 2014","2.007044767","1.627043012","0.981310076","0.567433928" "Nov-Jan 2015","1.853884603","1.545204191","1.107783988","0.755435131" "Dec-Feb 2015","1.721645884","1.76840736","1.210937464","1.180058658" "Jan-Mar 2015","2.29445383","2.189019541","1.918518648","1.75419849" "Feb-Apr 2015","2.670322346","2.578564221","2.320348166","2.231339305" "Mar-May 2015","3.071569879","2.722963775","2.707559266","2.371165847" "Apr-Jun 2015","2.49743071","2.709494482","2.059523786","2.342373566" "May-Jul 2015","2.801688119","2.771017515","2.382241087","2.357314797" "Jun-Aug 2015","2.984853722","2.712599005","2.575530177","2.326732306" "Jul-Sep 2015","2.896490701","2.413479793","2.576238506","2.076394481" "Aug-Oct 2015","2.354811011","1.982057926","2.045462287","1.732526368" "Sep-Nov 2015","1.969847272","1.86601318","1.703501216","1.597119034" "Oct-Dec 2015","1.866394087","1.93922344","1.505786062","1.572392081" "Nov-Jan 2016","2.195478392","2.188107851","1.685669788","1.626108121" "Dec-Feb 2016","2.039560459","2.249135143","1.436660954","1.642399104" "Jan-Mar 2016","2.122282911","2.280869488","1.39339155","1.578533247" "Feb-Apr 2016","2.165191608","2.318838673","1.402197546","1.58491898" "Mar-May 2016","2.439914554","2.228125208","1.647491184","1.421885995" "Apr-Jun 2016","2.62481963","2.282784393","1.834469521","1.444652045" "May-Jul 2016","2.467233334","2.17271338","1.671392641","1.342803466" "Jun-Aug 2016","2.37765553","2.25470402","1.519919682","1.373201185" "Jul-Sep 2016","2.360173817","2.372507778","1.395362682","1.333882889" "Aug-Oct 2016","2.423923565","2.519669053","1.307228879","1.330688469" "Sep-Nov 2016","2.688442172","2.651188396","1.40814359","1.264032731" "Oct-Dec 2016","2.467017909","2.530274524","0.997574886","1.000983174" "Nov-Jan 2017","2.167633571","2.315477289","0.486821994","0.602510224" "Dec-Feb 2017","2.117464346","1.973408054","0.101278709","0.000271325" "Jan-Mar 2017","2.298943341","1.782836226","0.107769995","-0.371774706" "Feb-Apr 2017","2.159313455","1.745540157","-0.300859993","-0.634983195" "Mar-May 2017","1.947707816","1.959511101","-0.649133546","-0.524022268" "Apr-Jun 2017","2.160416613","2.064995662","-0.510470602","-0.44964772" "May-Jul 2017","2.251735108","2.148220546","-0.407743903","-0.37984947" "Jun-Aug 2017","2.348764672","2.136526857","-0.316723258","-0.423654279" "Jul-Sep 2017","2.305123979","2.21702922","-0.395327877","-0.42821006" "Aug-Oct 2017","2.482317009","2.330960169","-0.174059763","-0.366611114" "Sep-Nov 2017","2.470561639","2.330645043","-0.207057197","-0.394394261" "Oct-Dec 2017","2.568741273","2.458392008","-0.147673296","-0.267577001" "Nov-Jan 2018","2.694780195","2.551911341","-0.075929583","-0.182486213" "Dec-Feb 2018","2.785374443","2.758300681","0.136174496","0.126124624" "Jan-Mar 2018","2.65978064","2.885069067","0.132843385","0.357701228" "Feb-Apr 2018","2.677807261","2.85876599","0.30758782","0.47561561" "Mar-May 2018","2.622214829","2.76980193","0.29445252","0.427403818" "Apr-Jun 2018","2.391947569","2.66992792","0.135979226","0.320424566" "May-Jul 2018","2.61583342","2.864831129","0.312531411","0.481304371" "Jun-Aug 2018","2.851366897","3.070595999","0.55016654","0.677663678" "Jul-Sep 2018","3.097335157","3.200472253","0.775547191","0.856020284" "Aug-Oct 2018","3.343842835","3.300488675","1.126502557","1.017227949" "Sep-Nov 2018","3.40569022","3.363528052","1.250820874","1.1524467" "Oct-Dec 2018","3.544442166","3.436295124","1.483222631","1.28181039" "Nov-Jan 2019","3.497619374","3.492424022","1.536324687","1.481522294" "Dec-Feb 2019","3.504816689","3.411401488","1.63273991","1.51844391" "Jan-Mar 2019","3.336674825","3.316425537","1.439345198","1.495212009" "Feb-Apr 2019","3.252369998","3.419889494","1.266368948","1.521941438" "Mar-May 2019","3.451680089","3.616834156","1.463661193","1.682966996" "Apr-Jun 2019","3.7391866","3.886872003","1.780195963","1.92996888"