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UK Average Earnings 16 March 2016

UK Average Earnings 16 March 2016: 2.1% for January 2016, above the 2% forecast and up from 1.9% in December 2015. It is the highest reading since October 2015. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Mar 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
2.1%
January 2016
Forecast
2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat can support sterling if it points to stronger wage pressure and a slower BoE easing path.

UK Average Earnings 16 March 2016: 2.1% for January 2016 against a 2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Mar 2016Jan2.1%2%1.9%
17 Feb 2016Dec1.9%1.9%2.1%
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)
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