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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 16 July 2019

UK Average Earnings 16 July 2019: 3.4% for May 2019, above the 3.1% forecast and against 3.2% in April 2019 (first reported as 3.1%). It is the highest reading since February 2019. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Tue 16 Jul 2019 at 08:30 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
3.4%
May 2019
Forecast
3.1%
The market consensus
Previous
3.2%
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 July 2019: 3.4% for May 2019 against a 3.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Jul 2019May3.4%3.1%3.2%
11 Jun 2019Apr3.1%3%3.3%
14 May 2019Mar3.2%3.4%3.5%
16 Apr 2019Feb3.5%3.5%3.5%
19 Mar 2019Jan3.4%3.2%3.5%
19 Feb 2019Dec3.4%3.5%3.4%
22 Jan 2019Nov3.4%3.3%3.3%
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%
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