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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 19 May 2020

UK Average Earnings 19 May 2020: 2.4% for March 2020, below the 2.6% forecast and down from 2.8% in February 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Tue 19 May 2020 at 06:00 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
2.4%
March 2020
Forecast
2.6%
The market consensus
Previous
2.8%
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 19 May 2020: 2.4% for March 2020 against a 2.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
19 May 2020Mar2.4%2.6%2.8%
21 Apr 2020Feb2.8%3%3.1%
17 Mar 2020Jan3.1%3%2.9%
18 Feb 2020Dec2.9%3%3.2%
21 Jan 2020Nov3.2%3.1%3.2%
17 Dec 2019Oct3.2%3.4%3.7%
12 Nov 2019Sep3.6%3.8%3.7%
15 Oct 2019Aug3.8%4%3.9%
10 Sep 2019Jul4%3.7%3.8%
13 Aug 2019Jun3.7%3.7%3.5%
16 Jul 2019May3.4%3.1%3.2%
11 Jun 2019Apr3.1%3%3.3%
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