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Answered from official statistics · ONS

Are wages rising faster than prices?

2026 Q2

£495£

Average weekly pay, real terms was £495 in 2026 Q2, up 0.4% (£2) from £493 in 2025 Q2.

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Average weekly pay, real terms: £495 £, 2026 Q2

Average weekly earnings including bonuses, adjusted by ONS for consumer price inflation and expressed at constant prices, so changes show what pay buys rather than its cash value.

Average weekly pay, real terms: 2000 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour£0£200£4002000201020202000 Q1: £402 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q2: £402 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q3: £405 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q4: £409 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q1: £413 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q2: £415 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q3: £419 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q4: £422 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q1: £425 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q2: £427 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q3: £428 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q4: £428 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q1: £432 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q2: £435 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q3: £437 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q4: £439 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q1: £440 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q2: £444 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q3: £447 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q4: £450 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q1: £452 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q2: £454 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q3: £456 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q4: £458 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q1: £460 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q2: £461 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q3: £461 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q4: £463 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q1: £465 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q2: £468 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q3: £473 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q4: £472 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q1: £473 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q2: £470 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q3: £468 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q4: £470 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q1: £471 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q2: £471 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q3: £468 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q4: £468 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q1: £468 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q2: £465 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q3: £467 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q4: £465 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q1: £461 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q2: £458 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q3: £456 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q4: £456 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q1: £454 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q2: £455 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q3: £454 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q4: £450 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q1: £447 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q2: £448 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q3: £447 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q4: £446 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q1: £444 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q2: £444 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q3: £445 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q4: £448 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q1: £452 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q2: £454 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q3: £454 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q4: £455 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q1: £459 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q2: £461 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q3: £460 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: £459 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: £458 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: £459 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: £458 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: £458 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: £459 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: £460 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: £462 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: £464 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: £467 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: £469 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: £471 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: £472 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: £471 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: £465 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: £476 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: £487 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: £488 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: £489 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: £487 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: £484 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: £484 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: £475 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: £474 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: £473 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: £475 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: £476 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: £481 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: £481 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: £484 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: £488 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: £491 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: £492 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: £492 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: £493 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: £493 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: £495 £ · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: £493 £ · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: £495 £ · published 17 August 2026
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Average weekly pay: £753 £, 2026 Q2

Average weekly earnings including bonuses for employees in Great Britain, from the Monthly Wages and Salaries Survey, seasonally adjusted, in cash terms.

Average weekly pay: 2000 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour£0£200£400£6002000201020202000 Q1: £305 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q2: £310 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q3: £315 £ · published 17 August 20262000 Q4: £320 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q1: £324 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q2: £327 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q3: £330 £ · published 17 August 20262001 Q4: £334 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q1: £334 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q2: £339 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q3: £341 £ · published 17 August 20262002 Q4: £343 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q1: £343 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q2: £348 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q3: £353 £ · published 17 August 20262003 Q4: £357 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q1: £359 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q2: £363 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q3: £367 £ · published 17 August 20262004 Q4: £372 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q1: £375 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q2: £380 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q3: £385 £ · published 17 August 20262005 Q4: £389 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q1: £394 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q2: £398 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q3: £401 £ · published 17 August 20262006 Q4: £408 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q1: £417 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q2: £415 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q3: £422 £ · published 17 August 20262007 Q4: £425 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q1: £434 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q2: £433 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q3: £435 £ · published 17 August 20262008 Q4: £436 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q1: £421 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q2: £438 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q3: £438 £ · published 17 August 20262009 Q4: £440 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q1: £442 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q2: £442 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q3: £445 £ · published 17 August 20262010 Q4: £448 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q1: £455 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q2: £453 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q3: £455 £ · published 17 August 20262011 Q4: £457 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q1: £457 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q2: £460 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q3: £463 £ · published 17 August 20262012 Q4: £462 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q1: £459 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q2: £471 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q3: £466 £ · published 17 August 20262013 Q4: £467 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q1: £467 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q2: £469 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q3: £470 £ · published 17 August 20262014 Q4: £476 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q1: £478 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q2: £481 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q3: £484 £ · published 17 August 20262015 Q4: £485 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q1: £488 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q2: £494 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q3: £495 £ · published 17 August 20262016 Q4: £497 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q1: £499 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q2: £504 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q3: £507 £ · published 17 August 20262017 Q4: £510 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q1: £512 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q2: £517 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q3: £522 £ · published 17 August 20262018 Q4: £528 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q1: £529 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q2: £537 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q3: £542 £ · published 17 August 20262019 Q4: £543 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q1: £541 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q2: £531 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q3: £550 £ · published 17 August 20262020 Q4: £567 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q1: £563 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q2: £578 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q3: £583 £ · published 17 August 20262021 Q4: £595 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q1: £604 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q2: £609 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q3: £618 £ · published 17 August 20262022 Q4: £632 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q1: £642 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q2: £659 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q3: £667 £ · published 17 August 20262023 Q4: £668 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q1: £679 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q2: £691 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q3: £698 £ · published 17 August 20262024 Q4: £709 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q1: £717 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q2: £723 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q3: £732 £ · published 17 August 20262025 Q4: £739 £ · published 17 August 20262026 Q1: £748 £ · published 17 August 20262026 Q2: £753 £ · published 17 August 2026
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CPIH inflation rate: 3.1% , July 2026

The percentage change over twelve months in the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs, the ONS's lead measure of consumer price inflation.

CPIH inflation rate: January 1989 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%2.5%5%7.5%1990200020102020January 1989: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1989: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1989: 5.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1989: 5.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1989: 5.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1989: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1989: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1989: 5.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1989: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1989: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1989: 5.7% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1989: 5.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1990: 5.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1990: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1990: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1990: 7.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1990: 8.2% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1990: 8.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1990: 8.2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1990: 8.9% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1990: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1990: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1990: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1990: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1991: 8.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1991: 8.2% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1991: 8.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1991: 8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1991: 7.5% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1991: 7.7% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1991: 7.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1991: 7.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1991: 6.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1991: 6.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1991: 6.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1991: 6.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1992: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1992: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1992: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1992: 5.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1992: 5.1% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1992: 4.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1992: 4.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1992: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1992: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1992: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1992: 3.3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1992: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1993: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1993: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1993: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1993: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1993: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1993: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1993: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1993: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1993: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1993: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1993: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1993: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1994: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1994: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1994: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1994: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1994: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1994: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1994: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1994: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1994: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1994: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1994: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1994: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1995: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1995: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1995: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1995: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1995: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1995: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1995: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1995: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1995: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1995: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1995: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1995: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1996: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1996: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1996: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1996: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1996: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1996: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1996: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1996: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1996: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1996: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1996: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1996: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1997: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1997: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1997: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1997: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026May 1997: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026June 1997: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026July 1997: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026August 1997: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 1997: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 1997: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 1997: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 1997: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 1998: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 1998: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 1998: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 1998: 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2026April 2006: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2006: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2006: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2006: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2006: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2006: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2006: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2007: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2007: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2007: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2007: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2007: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2007: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2007: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2007: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2007: 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August 2026April 2014: 1.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2014: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2014: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2014: 1.6% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2014: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2014: 1.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2014: 1.3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2014: 1.1% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2014: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2015: 0.5% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2015: 0.4% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2015: 0.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2015: 0.3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2015: 0.4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2015: 0.3% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2015: 0.5% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2015: 0.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2015: 0.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2015: 0.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2015: 0.4% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2015: 0.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2016: 0.6% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2016: 0.6% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2016: 0.8% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2016: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2016: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2016: 0.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2016: 0.9% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2016: 1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2016: 1.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2016: 1.3% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2016: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2016: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2017: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2017: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2017: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2017: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2017: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2017: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2017: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2017: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2017: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2017: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2017: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2017: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2018: 2.7% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2018: 2.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2018: 2.3% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2018: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2018: 2.2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2018: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2019: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2019: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2019: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2019: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2019: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2019: 1.9% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2019: 2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2019: 1.7% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2019: 1.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2019: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2019: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2019: 1.4% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2020: 1.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2020: 1.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2020: 1.5% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2020: 0.9% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2020: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2020: 0.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2020: 1.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2020: 0.5% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2020: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2020: 0.9% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2020: 0.6% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2020: 0.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2021: 0.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2021: 0.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2021: 1% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2021: 1.6% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2021: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2021: 2.4% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2021: 2.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2021: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2021: 2.9% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2021: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2021: 4.6% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2021: 4.8% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2022: 4.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2022: 5.5% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2022: 6.2% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2022: 7.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2022: 7.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2022: 8.2% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2022: 8.8% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2022: 8.6% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2022: 8.8% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2022: 9.6% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2022: 9.3% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2022: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2023: 8.8% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2023: 9.2% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2023: 8.9% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2023: 7.8% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2023: 7.9% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2023: 7.3% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2023: 6.4% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2023: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2023: 6.3% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2023: 4.7% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2023: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2023: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2024: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2024: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2024: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2024: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2024: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2024: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2024: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2024: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2024: 2.6% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2024: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2024: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2024: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2025: 3.9% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2025: 3.7% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2025: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2025: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2025: 4% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2025: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2025: 4.2% percent · published 18 August 2026August 2025: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026September 2025: 4.1% percent · published 18 August 2026October 2025: 3.8% percent · published 18 August 2026November 2025: 3.5% percent · published 18 August 2026December 2025: 3.6% percent · published 18 August 2026January 2026: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026February 2026: 3.2% percent · published 18 August 2026March 2026: 3.4% percent · published 18 August 2026April 2026: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026May 2026: 3% percent · published 18 August 2026June 2026: 2.8% percent · published 18 August 2026July 2026: 3.1% percent · published 18 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Since the current government took office

MetricInheritedLatestChange
Average weekly pay, real terms£4882024 Q2£4952026 Q2↑ 1.4%
Average weekly pay£6912024 Q2£7532026 Q2↑ 9.0%
CPIH inflation rate2.8%June 20243.1%July 2026↑ 10.7%

Changes during a government do not by themselves show what it caused. Method.

What these figures don’t measure

Average weekly pay, real terms: The cost of living faced by any particular household, which depends on what that household actually spends money on.

Average weekly pay: Self-employed income, the pay of any particular person, or what the money buys once prices are taken into account.

CPIH inflation rate: Price changes faced by any particular household, or asset prices such as house prices themselves.