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Statistics on average weekly earnings growth are published by the independent Office for National Statistics.<\/p>
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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>
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The highest real (total) pay growth, between Aug 10 \u2013 Aug 19, was in Aug 15 (2.6%).<\/p>
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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>
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