FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE	Release Date
November 2015 May 2016	25 February 2016 18 August 2016

CHANGES TO TIME SERIES SPREADSHEETS

From this issue, all time series identifiers used in the Average Weekly Earnings spreadsheets (i.e. table 1 to 14H) will change, as highlighted in the Information Paper: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia: Upcoming Changes to Time Series Spreadsheets (cat. no. 6302.0.55.004), issued on 14 May 2015.

The introduction of the automated process for producing the Average Weekly Earnings time series spreadsheets did not change the layout or data presented. However, a new series identifier has been allocated to each series. Clients that use these identifiers will need to update their systems to access the new spreadsheets. The information paper included a one to one concordance between the previous series identifiers and the new series identifiers.


RECENT FEATURE ARTICLES

• A Guide to Understanding Average Weekly Earnings Statistics. The article outlines the purpose of the Average Weekly Earnings collection and use of the data. The article also explains the relative strengths and limitations of AWE to ensure appropriate interpretation of the statistics.
• Average Weekly Earnings and Wage Price Index - What do they measure? The article outlines the purpose and key uses of Average Weekly Earnings and Wage Price Index collections, and explains how the two surveys can respond differently to economic events using hypothetical examples.

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