HOURLY RATES OF PAY
Total hourly rates of pay indexes, By occupation - Excluding bonuses |
|  |
| Period | Managers and administ-
rators | Profess-
ionals | Associate profess-
ionals | Trades-
persons and related workers | Advanced clerical and service workers | Interm-
ediate clerical, sales and service workers | Interm-
ediate production and transport workers | Elem-
entary clerical, sales and service workers | Labourers and related workers | All occup-
ations |  |
Annual (2003-04 = 100.0) |  |
|  |
| 2005-06 | 107.9 | 108.6 | 107.8 | 108.8 | 107.4 | 107.5 | 108.5 | 106.9 | 107.8 | 108.1 |  |
| 2006-07 | 112.4 | 113.3 | 112.1 | 113.1 | 111.7 | 111.5 | 112.8 | 110.1 | 111.6 | 112.4 |  |
| 2007-08 | 117.2 | 118.2 | 116.9 | 118.0 | 116.3 | 115.7 | 116.9 | 114.6 | 115.9 | 117.1 |  |
Percentage change from previous year |  |
|  |
| 2005-06 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |  |
| 2006-07 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |  |
| 2007-08 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |  |
Quarterly (2003-04 = 100.0) |  |
|  |
| 2006-2007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 110.6 | 111.6 | 110.3 | 111.6 | 110.0 | 109.9 | 111.2 | 108.8 | 109.9 | 110.7 |  |
 | December | 111.7 | 112.8 | 111.6 | 112.2 | 111.1 | 111.0 | 112.3 | 109.5 | 111.0 | 111.8 |  |
 | March | 112.9 | 113.8 | 112.9 | 113.5 | 112.4 | 112.1 | 113.4 | 110.9 | 112.4 | 113.0 |  |
 | June | 114.2 | 114.8 | 113.6 | 114.9 | 113.2 | 112.8 | 114.4 | 111.3 | 113.2 | 113.9 |  |
| 2007-2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 115.4 | 116.4 | 115.2 | 116.1 | 115.0 | 114.2 | 115.4 | 112.7 | 114.5 | 115.4 |  |
 | December | 116.6 | 117.3 | 116.4 | 117.3 | 115.9 | 115.4 | 116.3 | 114.7 | 115.7 | 116.5 |  |
 | March | 117.7 | 118.8 | 117.6 | 118.5 | 116.7 | 116.2 | 117.4 | 115.3 | 116.3 | 117.6 |  |
 | June | 119.2 | 120.4 | 118.3 | 119.9 | 117.6 | 116.8 | 118.5 | 115.6 | 117.2 | 118.7 |  |
| 2008-2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 120.5 | 122.1 | 120.1 | 121.2 | 118.9 | 117.8 | 119.8 | 116.7 | 118.4 | 120.1 |  |
Percentage change from previous quarter |  |
|  |
| 2006-2007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | June | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |  |
| 2007-2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |  |
 | December | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |  |
 | March | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 |  |
 | June | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |  |
| 2008-2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |  |
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| Source: Labour Price Index, Australia, (cat. no. 6345.0) |
Total hourly rates of pay indexes, Excluding bonuses |
|  |
| Period | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia | Tasmania | Northern Territory | Australian Capital Territory | Australia |  |
Annual (2003-04 = 100.0) |  |
|  |
| 2005-06 | 107.8 | 107.9 | 108.4 | 107.4 | 109.0 | 108.4 | 108.2 | 108.6 | 108.1 |  |
| 2006-07 | 111.9 | 111.8 | 113.3 | 111.6 | 114.1 | 113.1 | 112.4 | 113.1 | 112.4 |  |
| 2007-08 | 116.2 | 116.1 | 118.1 | 116.9 | 120.7 | 117.5 | 116.8 | 117.7 | 117.1 |  |
Quarterly (2003-04 = 100.0) |  |
|  |
| 2006-2007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 110.5 | 110.2 | 111.4 | 109.8 | 112.1 | 111.4 | 111.0 | 111.5 | 110.7 |  |
 | December | 111.3 | 111.2 | 112.8 | 111.1 | 113.3 | 112.3 | 111.7 | 112.5 | 111.8 |  |
 | March | 112.5 | 112.4 | 114.0 | 112.4 | 114.5 | 113.9 | 112.9 | 113.7 | 113.0 |  |
 | June | 113.3 | 113.2 | 115.0 | 113.1 | 116.4 | 114.7 | 114.1 | 114.5 | 113.9 |  |
| 2007-2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 114.8 | 114.3 | 116.4 | 115.1 | 118.5 | 116.0 | 115.0 | 116.2 | 115.4 |  |
 | December | 115.6 | 115.5 | 117.7 | 116.5 | 120.0 | 117.0 | 116.1 | 117.4 | 116.5 |  |
 | March | 116.7 | 116.6 | 118.7 | 117.6 | 121.2 | 118.0 | 117.0 | 118.3 | 117.6 |  |
 | June | 117.7 | 117.8 | 119.5 | 118.3 | 122.9 | 118.9 | 119.0 | 119.0 | 118.7 |  |
| 2008-2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 119.0 | 119.1 | 121.3 | 119.6 | 124.5 | 120.6 | 119.9 | 120.6 | 120.1 |  |
Percentage Change from Previous Quarter - Original |  |
|  |
| 2006-2007 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | June | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |  |
| 2007-2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |  |
 | December | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |  |
 | March | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |  |
 | June | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |  |
| 2008-2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | September | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |  |
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| Source: Labour Price Index, Australia, (cat. no. 6345.0) |
This page last updated 30 March 2009