Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.2 Male total average weekly earnings
Quarter	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
MTAWE – $ per week
September	880.50	906.30	963.70	1 002.70	1 055.80
December	894.60	911.60	963.80	1 013.60	1 053.20
March	900.10	936.00	983.10	1 027.80	1 071.20
June	891.20	942.70	985.10	1 038.40	1 072.30
Annual average	891.60	924.20	973.90	1 020.60	1 063.10
MTAWE annual change – per cent
September	5.5	2.9	6.3	4.0	5.3
December	5.6	1.9	5.7	5.2	3.9
March	4.3	4.0	5.0	4.5	4.2
June	2.2	5.8	4.5	5.4	3.3
Annual average	4.4	3.7	5.4	4.8	4.2
Real MTAWE (a) – $ per week
September	999.90	1 005.90	1 038.20	1 039.20	1 074.30
December	1 011.00	1 004.20	1 032.80	1 051.90	1 061.60
March	1 008.00	1 024.00	1 044.40	1 065.90	1 065.80
June	993.20	1 025.10	1 030.30	1 063.90	1 051.30
Annual average	1 003.01	1 014.92	1 036.35	1 055.26	1 063.10
Real MTAWE annual change – per cent
September	2.9	0.6	3.2	0.1	3.4
December	3.1	-0.7	2.8	1.9	0.9
March	2.3	1.6	2.0	2.1	0.0
June	-0.3	3.2	0.5	3.3	-1.2
Annual average	2.0	1.2	2.1	1.8	0.7
(a) Expressed in average 2007–08 dollars; converted to real terms using the consumer price index.
Sources: ABS, Average weekly earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0
ABS, Consumer price index, Cat. no. 6401.0
								Update
								13 November 2008