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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

2.1a Average Weekly Earnings

Persons, full-time adult ordinary time earnings (a) - $ per week

August

November

February

May

Annual average

1983-84

345.20

353.50

365.30

1984-85

369.30

374.50

377.90

382.90

376.20

1985-86

388.30

395.90

404.50

409.50

399.60

1986-87

419.40

426.20

429.60

436.60

428.00

1987-88

445.00

449.00

458.60

465.20

454.40

1988-89

472.00

483.90

491.60

501.40

487.30

1989-90

510.00

515.70

523.60

534.40

521.00

1990-91

542.80

555.10

562.50

561.00

555.40

1991-92

569.60

578.70

587.20

587.30

580.80

1992-93

587.50

587.20

591.70

597.50

591.00

1993-94

604.10

604.80

610.50

617.00

609.10

1994-95

621.70

629.80

637.60

646.40

633.90

1995-96

653.70

660.30

664.50

671.60

662.50

1996-97

678.60

685.80

693.00

695.50

688.20

1997-98

708.80

711.30

721.20

725.60

716.80

1998-99

738.40

(a) Monthly figures are seasonally adjusted.

Source: Average Weekly Earnings, ABS (6301.0, 6302.0)

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