ONS · 8 June 2001 – 5 May 2005

Average weekly pay during the Labour 2001–2005 government

2001 Q1 → 2005 Q1 · 16 periods

↑ 15.7%+£51 £

Average weekly pay rose by 15.7% over the period, from £324 £ (2001 Q1, the level when the government took office) to £375 (2005 Q1, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level 2001 Q1: £324
Level when it left 2005 Q1: £375
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

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

Doesn’t measure: Self-employed income, the pay of any particular person, or what the money buys once prices are taken into account.