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UK Average Earnings

UK Average Earnings 18 August 2026

UK Average Earnings 18 August 2026: 4.1% for June 2026, in line with the forecast and against 4.4% in May 2026 (first reported as 4.3%). It is the lowest reading since March 2026. It was released on Tue 18 Aug 2026 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
4.1%
June 2026
Forecast
4.1%
The market consensus
Previous
4.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: Sterling usually moves little if the figure matches expectations and regular pay growth is unchanged.

UK Average Earnings 18 August 2026: 4.1% for June 2026 against a 4.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Aug 2026Jun4.1%4.1%4.4%
21 Jul 2026May4.3%4.5%4.4%
18 Jun 2026Apr4.4%4%4.4%
19 May 2026Mar4.1%3.8%3.9%
21 Apr 2026Feb3.8%3.6%4.1%
19 Mar 2026Jan3.9%3.9%4.2%
17 Feb 2026Dec4.2%4.6%4.6%
11 Nov 2025Sep4.8%4.9%5%
14 Oct 2025Aug5%4.7%4.8%
16 Sep 2025Jul4.7%4.7%4.6%
12 Aug 2025Jun4.6%4.7%5%
17 Jul 2025May5%5%5.4%
The release before:UK Average Earnings 21 July 2026The release after:UK Average Earnings 15 September 2026UK Average Earnings: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar