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| Whole Economy - Actual (not seasonally adjusted) | ||||||||||||
| 1963 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| 1964 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 1965 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 1966 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1967 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1968 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 1969 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 1970 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 1971 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| 1972 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| 1973 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| 1974 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| 1975 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| 1976 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| 1977 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.4 |
| 1978 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.9 |
| 1979 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 25.0 |
| 1980 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 29.8 |
| 1981 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 32.8 |
| 1982 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 33.6 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 35.1 | 35.4 |
| 1983 | 35.2 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 38.3 |
| 1984 | 37.6 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 39.4 | 39.4 | 40.4 | 40.1 | 40.8 |
| 1985 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 41.4 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 42.8 | 43.6 | 44.4 |
| 1986 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 44.9 | 45.3 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.3 | 46.0 | 46.3 | 47.1 | 47.6 |
| 1987 | 47.0 | 47.1 | 47.9 | 48.2 | 48.7 | 49.3 | 49.9 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 50.0 | 51.1 | 51.9 |
| 1988 | 51.1 | 51.1 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 52.6 | 53.4 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.3 | 55.6 | 57.2 |
| 1989 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 58.4 | 58.9 | 58.6 | 59.2 | 59.7 | 60.6 | 61.4 |
| 1990 | 60.9 | 61.6 | 62.0 | 62.8 | 63.3 | 64.7 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 64.9 | 66.2 | 67.7 |
| 1991 | 66.5 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 68.3 | 69.2 | 69.8 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 71.0 | 71.8 |
| 1992 | 71.2 | 72.2 | 73.3 | 72.0 | 72.4 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 72.9 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 75.3 |
| 1993 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 74.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 76.1 | 75.1 | 74.8 | 75.0 | 76.0 | 77.4 |
| 1994 | 76.1 | 77.8 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 78.2 | 78.8 | 77.9 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 78.4 | 80.5 |
| 1995 | 78.9 | 80.3 | 82.0 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.7 | 82.7 |
| 1996 | 81.2 | 83.2 | 84.8 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 83.6 | 86.3 |
| 1997 | 84.9 | 86.2 | 89.1 | 86.0 | 85.7 | 86.3 | 87.2 | 86.1 | 86.3 | 86.3 | 87.4 | 90.6 |
| 1998 | 89.0 | 90.8 | 93.8 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 90.8 | 92.0 | 90.2 | 90.5 | 90.4 | 91.3 | 94.5 |
| 1999 | 93.0 | 95.4 | 98.5 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 95.7 | 95.9 | 94.5 | 94.5 | 95.0 | 95.8 | 100.4 |
| 2000 | 99.0 | 100.8 | 103.9 | 98.5 | 98.4 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 105.6 |
| 2001 | 103.4 | 107.7 | 108.4 | 103.3 | 102.7 | 104.0 | 103.7 | 102.8 | 102.6 | 103.0 | 103.4 | 107.8 |
| 2002 | 106.4 | 110.8 | 111.6 | 107.2 | 106.5 | 107.8 | 107.6 | 106.3 | 106.3 | 107.3 | 108.1 | 111.3 |
| 2003 | 109.9 | 113.8 | 116.8 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 111.2 | 111.8 | 110.2 | 110.4 | 110.9 | 111.2 | 114.7 |
| 2004 | 118.2 | 118.1 | 122.2 | 115.0 | 114.8 | 116.1 | 115.4 | 114.8 | 114.9 | 115.7 | 116.2 | 119.5 |
| 2005 | 123.3 | 124.9 | 127.5 | 119.9 | 119.2 | 120.4 | 120.5 | 119.0 | 118.8 | 119.1 | 119.9 | 124.6 |
| 2006 | 127.2 | 131.6 | 133.2 | 124.1 | 124.5 | 126.4 | 125.2 | 123.5 | 123.7 | 123.9 | 124.6 | 129.4 |
| 2007 | 133.3 | 138.8 | 137.8 | 128.0 | 129.0 | 130.5 | 129.7 | 128.7 | 128.8 | 128.2 | 130.2 | 134.4 |
| 2008 | 138.4 | 144.4 | 144.1 | 132.0* | ||||||||
| [Office for National Statistics] * Provisional figure | ||||||||||||
| Explanatory Note: In October 2003 the Index was rebased to average for year 2000 = 100. | ||||||||||||
| Annual figure for April, based on full-time workers in all industries (from 2001, adults whose pay was not affected by absence). This is normally published in October of the same year but the figures for 2001 were not released until 24 January 2002. | |||
| Year | Men | Women | All Adults |
| 1970 | 30.0 | 16.3 | 26.1 |
| 1971 | 32.9 | 18.3 | 28.7 |
| 1972 | 36.7 | 20.5 | 32.0 |
| 1973 | 41.9 | 23.1 | 36.4 |
| 1974 | 47.7 | 26.9 | 41.7 |
| 1975 | 60.8 | 37.4 | 54.0 |
| 1976 | 71.8 | 46.2 | 64.2 |
| 1977 | 78.6 | 51.0 | 70.2 |
| 1978 | 89.1 | 56.4 | 79.1 |
| 1979 | 101.4 | 63.0 | 89.6 |
| 1980 | 124.5 | 78.8 | 110.2 |
| 1981 | 140.5 | 91.4 | 124.9 |
| 1982 | 154.5 | 99.0 | 136.5 |
| 1983 | 164.7 | 109.5 | 147.4 |
| 1984 | 178.8 | 117.2 | 159.3 |
| 1985 | 192.4 | 126.4 | 171.0 |
| 1986 | 207.5 | 137.2 | 184.7 |
| 1987 | 224.0 | 148.1 | 198.9 |
| 1988 | 245.8 | 164.2 | 218.4 |
| 1989 | 269.5 | 182.3 | 239.7 |
| 1990 | 295.6 | 201.5 | 263.1 |
| 1991 | 318.9 | 222.4 | 284.7 |
| 1992 | 340.1 | 241.1 | 304.6 |
| 1993 | 353.5 | 252.6 | 316.9 |
| 1994 | 362.1 | 261.5 | 325.7 |
| 1995 | 374.6 | 269.8 | 336.3 |
| 1996 | 391.6 | 283.0 | 351.7 |
| 1997 | 408.7 | 297.2 | 367.6 |
| 1998 | 427.1 | 309.6 | 384.5 |
| 1999 | 442.4 | 326.5 | 400.1 |
| 2000* | 464.1 | 343.7 | 419.7 |
| 2001 | 490.3 | 366.9 | 444.2 |
| 2002 | 513.8 | 383.2 | 464.6 |
| 2003 | 525.0 | 396.0 | 475.8 |
| * The original figures for 2000, published on 26/10/00, excluded a substantial number of high earners in the financial, business services, media and marketing sectors. The figures were revised to include the missing data on 4/12/01. [National Statistics Press Release] Source: ONS New Earnings Survey From 2004 the New Earnings Survey was replaced by the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). | |||
| 2004 | 556.8 | 420.2 | 504.9 |
| 2005 | 569.0 | 436.1 | 517.0 |
| 2006 | 591.6 | 453.6 | 537.3 |
| 2007 | 606.1 | 462.8 | 549.8 |
| A change in methodology means that statistics on pay and hours from the ASHE are discontinuous with previous NES surveys. | |||