Are your wages keeping up with inflation?

View in browser 26 June 2017 How inflation changes how much your wages are worth Workers have started to feel the squeeze in their finances, after wage growth recently fell below inflation for the first time since 2014. In April 2017, inflation rose to 2.6% year-on-year, while 3-month average wage growth was 2.1% over the same time period. This time last year, wage growth was similar (2.2%) but workers enjoyed the benefits of a low rate of inflation (0.7%). Read our article on Visual.ONS Informing the election  This year's snap General Election campaign saw ONS experts embedded with the production teams at three of the UK's main network news organisations. Their mission was to help give viewers and listeners the facts and figures on the key election issues.  Read our blog post where our experts share their experiences Looking for local statistics? A handy guide to let you know where to find local statistics. Census Discover how our census statistics help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. Visual.ONS Visual.ONS is a website exploring new approaches to making ONS statistics accessible and relevant to a wide public audience. Email sent by Office for National Statistics

 

 

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