AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA
Table 2 below presents the key Average Weekly Earnings, Australia figures in Trend estimate terms. Trend estimates are obtained by removing the irregular component/non-seasonal influences from the data. They are considered a reliable guide to the underlying direction of the series.
The annual Trend movement for Full-Time Adult Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings was higher for males than females, at 4.9% and 4.7% respectively. Male overtime earnings also increased at a greater rate than female overtime earnings, with Full-Time Adult total earnings for males having increased by 4.8%, compared with 4.6% for females in the twelve months to November 2012.
Table 2: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, Trend(a), November 2012 |
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 | | | |
| | November 2012 | November 2011 to November 2012
% change |
| | $ | % |
|
| Males | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 489.10 | 4.9 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 576.60 | 4.8 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 1 323.10 | 5.3 |
| Females | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 227.50 | 4.7 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 243.80 | 4.6 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 839.50 | 3.9 |
| Persons | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 393.00 | 4.8 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 453.60 | 4.7 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 1 080.30 | 4.5 |
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| (a) For further information regarding Trend estimates, please refer to paragraphs 44 to 47 of the Explanatory Notes. |
Original series data presented below has not been adjusted to remove the effects of either seasonal or irregular influences. Compared with November 2011, Full-Time Adult Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings have grown by 5.0% to $1,396.00.
Table 3: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, Original, November 2012 |
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| | |
| | November 2012
$ | November 2011 to November 2012
% change
% |
|
| Males | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 491.80 | 5.0 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 580.30 | 5.0 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 1 324.30 | 5.5 |
| Females | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 230.10 | 4.8 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 246.30 | 4.6 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 840.00 | 4.0 |
| Persons | | |
| Full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings | 1 396.00 | 5.0 |
| Full-time adult average weekly total earnings | 1 458.00 | 4.9 |
| All employees average weekly total earnings | 1 081.30 | 4.6 |
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