Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings
Quarter	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
AWOTE (a) – $ per week
September	1 007.20	1 034.70	1 090.20	1 141.30	1 200.60
December	1 013.00	1 045.60	1 100.10	1 159.70
March	1 022.30	1 057.40	1 112.30	1 174.90
June	1 027.80	1 079.00	1 121.80	1 190.30
Annual average	1 017.50	1 054.10	1 106.10	1 166.50
AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	6.0	2.7	5.4	4.7	5.2
December	4.9	3.2	5.2	5.4
March	4.4	3.4	5.2	5.6
June	3.2	5.0	4.0	6.1
Annual average	4.6	3.6	4.9	5.5
Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week
September	1 119.00	1 106.00	1 144.00	1 140.80	1 185.10
December	1 119.40	1 119.10	1 143.60	1 162.70
March	1 120.10	1 131.00	1 141.30	1 176.50
June	1 108.60	1 140.10	1 134.20	1 186.20
Annual average	1 116.60	1 124.00	1 140.70	1 166.50
Real AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	2.9	-1.2	3.4	-0.3	3.9
December	2.0	0.0	2.2	1.7
March	1.3	1.0	0.9	3.1
June	-0.7	2.8	-0.5	4.6
Annual average	1.3	0.7	1.5	2.3
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.
(b) Expressed in average 2008–09 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								25 February 2010