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UK Average Earnings 20 January 2016

UK Average Earnings 20 January 2016: 2% for November 2015, below the 2.1% forecast and down from 2.4% in October 2015. It is the lowest reading since March 2015. It is the fourth release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 20 Jan 2016 at 09:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2%
November 2015
Forecast
2.1%
The market consensus
Previous
2.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A miss can weigh on sterling if it suggests pay growth is cooling, especially when the ex-bonus measure also slows.

UK Average Earnings 20 January 2016: 2% for November 2015 against a 2.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Jan 2016Nov2%2.1%2.4%
16 Dec 2015Oct2.4%2.5%3%
11 Nov 2015Sep3%3.2%3.0%
14 Oct 2015Aug3.0%3.1%2.9%
16 Sep 2015Jul2.9%2.5%2.6%
12 Aug 2015Jun2.4%2.8%3.2%
15 Jul 2015May3.2%3.3%2.7%
17 Jun 2015Apr2.7%2.1%2.3%(R)
13 May 2015Mar1.9%1.7%1.7%
17 Apr 2015Feb1.7%1.8%1.9%(R)
18 Mar 2015Jan1.8%2.2%2.1%
18 Feb 2015Dec2.1%1.7%1.8%(R)
The release before:UK Average Earnings 16 December 2015The release after:UK Average Earnings 17 February 2016UK Average Earnings: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar