1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Nov 2008  
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AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS (AWE)

Average Weekly Earnings of Employees, Full - time adults
FULL-TIME ADULT ORDINARY TIME EARNINGS
FULL-TIME ADULT TOTAL EARNINGS
ALL EMPLOYEES TOTAL EARNINGS
Period
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Males
Females
Persons
Annual Average ($ per week)(a)
2005-06
1 091.58
923.38
1 031.99
1 158.39
938.08
1 080.34
973.95
640.12
815.69
2006-07
1 134.72
950.82
1 068.84
1 198.86
966.03
1 115.45
1 020.63
669.16
852.15
2007-08
1 186.13
996.40
1 117.40
1 254.59
1 013.42
1 167.23
1 063.12
693.76
882.79
Percentage change from previous year
2005-06
4.9
4.4
4.8
4.3
4.3
4.4
5.4
4.7
5.1
2006-07
4.0
3.0
3.6
3.5
3.0
3.2
4.8
4.5
4.5
2007-08
4.5
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.9
4.6
4.2
3.7
3.6
Original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
1 101.23
932.95
1 041.60
1 165.23
948.12
1 088.30
985.10
650.98
826.91
2006-2007
August
1 117.27
935.43
1 052.99
1 180.27
951.09
1 099.25
1 002.67
654.08
837.68
November
1 125.87
940.10
1 058.59
1 193.19
955.44
1 107.09
1 013.64
663.05
843.68
February
1 137.33
959.86
1 073.80
1 200.28
974.26
1 119.37
1 027.83
682.96
863.84
May
1 158.39
967.89
1 089.97
1 221.70
983.35
1 136.10
1 038.38
676.55
863.39
2007-2008
August
1 173.76
981.79
1 105.12
1 238.12
998.68
1 152.51
1 055.79
684.28
875.78
November
1 175.39
989.71
1 108.53
1 245.70
1 007.76
1 160.03
1 053.20
689.01
875.76
February
1 192.00
1 006.55
1 124.82
1 260.97
1 022.96
1 174.75
1 071.17
702.17
891.18
May
1 203.37
1 007.54
1 131.13
1 273.59
1 024.30
1 181.63
1 072.33
699.59
888.45
Percentage change from previous quarter
2006-2007
February
1.0
2.1
1.4
0.6
2.0
1.1
1.4
3.0
2.4
May
1.9
0.8
1.5
1.8
0.9
1.5
1.0
-0.9
-0.1
2007-2008
August
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.6
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.4
November
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.6
0.9
0.7
-0.2
0.7
0.0
February
1.4
1.7
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.7
1.9
1.8
May
1.0
0.1
0.6
1.0
0.1
0.6
0.1
-0.4
-0.3
Percentage change from same quarter of previous year
2006-2007
February
3.5
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.2
4.5
6.0
5.0
May
5.2
3.7
4.6
4.8
3.7
4.4
5.4
3.9
4.4
2007-2008
August
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.8
5.3
4.6
4.5
November
4.4
5.3
4.7
4.4
5.5
4.8
3.9
3.9
3.8
February
4.8
4.9
4.8
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.2
2.8
3.2
May
3.9
4.1
3.8
4.2
4.2
4.0
3.3
3.4
2.9
(a) Derived as annual average of average weekly earnings in the specified pay period in each quarter.
Source: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, (cat. no. 6302.0)

Average Weekly Earnings of Employees, All employees
Period
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Persons original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
856.3
822.88
805.96
756.25
808.75
723.24
844.45
1 013.60
826.91
2006-2007
August
872.17
817.97
808.16
762.36
864.43
708.15
854.32
1 064.91
837.68
November
879.53
820.26
807.70
770.18
878.51
732.33
847.89
1 061.97
843.68
February
903.38
852.06
827.92
781.97
893.50
760.41
852.90
1 026.39
863.84
May
905.54
848.04
815.34
781.32
914.41
759.02
854.07
1 033.63
863.39
2007-2008
August
916.24
866.67
815.24
791.16
943.92
754.78
889.56
1 038.98
875.78
November
912.63
848.50
825.66
797.37
961.91
766.25
881.44
1 069.99
875.76
February
920.57
870.45
837.59
804.43
988.59
783.47
931.26
1 068.28
891.18
May
904.66
867.25
850.25
818.54
987.31
776.41
915.85
1 071.08
888.45
Percentage change from previous quarter
2006-2007
February
2.7
3.9
2.5
1.5
1.7
3.8
0.6
-3.4
2.4
May
0.2
-0.5
-1.5
-0.1
2.3
-0.2
0.1
0.7
-0.1
2007-2008
August
1.2
2.2
0.0
1.3
3.2
-0.6
4.2
0.5
1.4
November
-0.4
-2.1
1.3
0.8
1.9
1.5
-0.9
3.0
0.0
February
0.9
2.6
1.4
0.9
2.8
2.2
5.7
-0.2
1.8
May
-1.7
-0.4
1.5
1.8
-0.1
-0.9
-1.7
0.3
-0.3
Males original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
996.77
983.38
974.38
890.57
1 031.26
850.45
982.92
1 127.45
985.10
2006-2007
August
1 023.91
984.81
980.10
904.86
1 082.03
829.01
984.20
1 211.34
1 002.67
November
1 042.87
992.08
973.66
915.01
1 097.48
859.28
975.50
1 225.83
1 013.64
February
1 067.31
1 016.29
982.35
912.13
1 116.92
904.89
964.81
1 186.74
1 027.83
May
1 074.07
1 022.90
979.33
927.83
1 158.09
915.53
984.25
1 206.44
1 038.38
2007-2008
August
1 094.83
1 052.78
965.97
953.71
1 187.15
914.17
1 006.63
1 205.23
1 055.79
November
1 086.29
1 029.98
967.34
960.82
1 221.47
923.63
1 025.54
1 240.01
1 053.20
February
1 100.59
1 047.62
981.54
966.08
1 255.53
947.27
1 060.78
1 242.87
1 071.17
May
1 077.77
1 048.63
1 018.80
970.51
1 260.84
931.73
1 066.55
1 248.12
1 072.33
Females original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
694.97
644.59
622.18
610.18
571.72
586.02
707.95
879.37
650.98
2006-2007
August
702.42
636.63
620.90
593.91
606.84
585.63
728.32
891.04
654.08
November
700.38
647.04
642.17
603.70
623.01
603.46
724.82
873.96
663.05
February
725.64
666.82
662.56
623.58
637.70
614.74
743.54
876.92
682.96
May
726.24
655.03
649.17
616.85
639.61
607.68
731.96
877.44
676.55
2007-2008
August
729.57
657.11
662.21
623.10
662.65
604.02
773.73
890.31
684.28
November
729.23
660.59
674.37
633.23
663.16
615.45
748.17
910.04
689.01
February
735.39
687.04
681.52
642.72
671.80
628.22
799.81
910.92
702.17
May
724.96
688.10
676.97
663.17
677.89
626.04
767.87
909.48
699.59
Source: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, (cat. no. 6302.0)








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