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UK Average Earnings 11 December 2018

UK Average Earnings 11 December 2018: 3.3% for October 2018, above the 3% forecast and against 3.1% in September 2018 (first reported as 3%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 11 Dec 2018 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
3.3%
October 2018
Forecast
3%
The market consensus
Previous
3.1%
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 11 December 2018: 3.3% for October 2018 against a 3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
11 Dec 2018Oct3.3%3%3.1%
13 Nov 2018Sep3%3%2.8%
16 Oct 2018Aug2.7%2.6%2.6%
11 Sep 2018Jul2.6%2.4%2.4%
14 Aug 2018Jun2.4%2.5%2.5%
17 Jul 2018May2.5%2.5%2.6%
12 Jun 2018Apr2.5%2.6%2.6%
15 May 2018Mar2.6%2.6%2.8%
17 Apr 2018Feb2.8%3%2.8%
21 Mar 2018Jan2.8%2.6%2.7%
21 Feb 2018Dec2.5%2.5%2.5%
24 Jan 2018Nov2.5%2.5%2.5%
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