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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 14 December 2016

UK Average Earnings 14 December 2016: 2.5% for October 2016, above the 2.3% forecast and against 2.4% in September 2016 (first reported as 2.3%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 14 Dec 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
2.5%
October 2016
Forecast
2.3%
The market consensus
Previous
2.4%
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 14 December 2016: 2.5% for October 2016 against a 2.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Dec 2016Oct2.5%2.3%2.4%
16 Nov 2016Sep2.3%2.4%2.3%
19 Oct 2016Aug2.3%2.3%2.4%
14 Sep 2016Jul2.3%2.1%2.5%
17 Aug 2016Jun2.4%2.4%2.3%
20 Jul 2016May2.3%2.3%2.0%
15 Jun 2016Apr2.0%1.7%2.0%
18 May 2016Mar2.0%1.7%1.9%
20 Apr 2016Feb1.8%2.3%2.1%
16 Mar 2016Jan2.1%2%1.9%
17 Feb 2016Dec1.9%1.9%2.1%
20 Jan 2016Nov2%2.1%2.4%
The release before:UK Average Earnings 16 November 2016The release after:UK Average Earnings 18 January 2017UK Average Earnings: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar