Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings
Quarter	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
AWOTE (a) – $ per week
September	928.10	961.30	1 021.20	1 050.80	1 102.70
December	939.20	977.80	1 027.50	1 061.00	1 111.30
March	947.10	991.90	1 036.60	1 072.90	1 124.10
June	950.80	1 008.00	1 042.50	1 090.60	1 131.40
Annual average	941.30	984.70	1 032.00	1 068.90	1 117.40
AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	5.7	3.6	6.2	2.9	4.9
December	5.5	4.1	5.1	3.3	4.7
March	5.3	4.7	4.5	3.5	4.8
June	3.1	6.0	3.4	4.6	3.7
Annual average	4.9	4.6	4.8	3.6	4.5
Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week
September	1 054.00	1 066.90	1 100.10	1 089.10	1 122.00
December	1 061.40	1 077.10	1 101.00	1 101.10	1 120.20
March	1 060.60	1 085.20	1 101.30	1 112.70	1 118.40
June	1 059.60	1 096.10	1 090.30	1 117.40	1 109.20
Annual average	1 058.90	1 081.40	1 098.20	1 105.20	1 117.40
Real AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	3.0	1.2	3.1	-1.0	3.0
December	3.1	1.5	2.2	0.0	1.7
March	3.2	2.3	1.5	1.0	0.5
June	0.6	3.4	-0.5	2.5	-0.7
Annual average	2.5	2.1	1.6	0.6	1.1
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.
(b) Expressed in average 2007–08 dollars; converted to real terms using the consumer price index.
Sources: ABS, Average weekly earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0								Update
ABS, Consumer price index, Cat. no. 6401.0								13 November 2008