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Minimum wage helps boost pay growth

The value of pay awards has increased to 3.8%, according to our latest analysis, but the outlook shows lower pay rises in the year ahead.

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Table 1: Private sector pay awards, October 2007 to October 2008
Chart 1: Pay review pattern, October 2007 to October 2008
Table 2: Whole-economy pay awards, October 2007 to October 2008
State of play in key negotiations
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