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<p>Statistics on average weekly earnings growth are published by the independent Office
for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2010, real (total) pay fell by 0.5%.
In August 2019 the real (total) pay growth was 1.9% - an increase in the rate of real
wage growth of 2.4 percentage points.</p><p> </p><p>The highest real (total) pay growth,
between Aug 10 – Aug 19, was in Aug 15 (2.6%).</p><p> </p><p>Under the Triple Lock
the basic State Pension and the full rate of the new State Pension will be raised
the highest of: the rise in prices, the rise in earnings or 2.5%. The relevant measure
for earnings is the year-on-year change in Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) from May
to July published by the ONS in October, standing at 3.9%</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Growth
in nominal average weekly total pay</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>1.8
%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2012</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2016</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2018</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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