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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 15 March 2017

UK Average Earnings 15 March 2017: 2.2% for January 2017, below the 2.4% forecast and down from 2.6% in December 2016. It is the lowest reading since April 2016. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 15 Mar 2017 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
2.2%
January 2017
Forecast
2.4%
The market consensus
Previous
2.6%
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 15 March 2017: 2.2% for January 2017 against a 2.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Mar 2017Jan2.2%2.4%2.6%
15 Feb 2017Dec2.6%2.8%2.8%
18 Jan 2017Nov2.8%2.6%2.6%
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%
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