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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

2.1d Average Weekly Earnings

All males, total earnings: annual change (a) - per cent

August(b)

November(c)

February(d)

May(e)

Annual average

1963-64

4.0

7.2

4.6

5.1

5.3

1964-65

8.8

6.3

8.3

7.1

7.5

1965-66

6.3

3.5

4.6

3.8

4.6

1966-67

5.8

5.9

6.7

8.2

6.7

1967-68

5.4

5.9

6.3

5.6

5.7

1968-69

5.3

8.2

8.3

8.1

7.5

1969-70

9.3

8.9

6.1

9.1

8.4

1970-71

9.1

9.2

12.9

13.1

11.1

1971-72

11.8

11.8

9.2

8.2

10.3

1972-73

7.4

8.2

8.9

11.3

9.0

1973-74

13.9

15.3

16.3

18.9

16.1

1974-75

25.1

28.3

26.9

21.5

25.4

1975-76

13.9

13.8

14.9

15.0

14.4

1976-77

17.2

11.2

11.2

10.5

12.4

1977-78

10.5

8.7

11.6

8.9

9.8

1978-79

7.3

7.4

8.6

7.5

7.7

1979-80

9.1

9.0

10.3

10.8

9.8

1980-81

13.2

16.4

10.1

14.1

13.5

1981-82

12.4

9.6

23.9

17.5

15.8

1982-83

16.4

14.1

9.2

6.5

11.4

1983-84

6.0

7.2

8.7

11.8

8.4

1984-85

10.4

7.6

6.0

3.5

6.8

1985-86

4.4

6.3

7.6

7.1

6.4

1986-87

8.5

7.8

5.2

6.0

6.8

1987-88

4.5

5.3

6.8

6.8

5.9

1988-89

6.4

7.5

7.7

7.8

7.3

1989-90

8.4

6.9

6.8

7.1

7.3

1990-91

6.8

7.1

7.2

2.5

5.9

1991-92

2.3

2.0

2.3

4.8

2.8

1992-93

3.9

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.5

1993-94

3.4

3.3

2.4

2.1

2.8

1994-95

2.7

3.9

3.9

4.4

3.7

1995-96

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.9

3.0

1996-97

2.9

2.6

3.1

2.3

2.7

1997-98

3.0

4.3

3.9

4.0

3.8

1998-99

4.0

(a) In original series. (b) September quarter prior to 1981-82. (c) December quarter prior to 1981-82.

(d) March quarter prior to 1981-82. (e) June quarter prior to 1981-82.

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

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