Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings
Quarter	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
AWOTE (a) – $ per week
September	953.90	1 012.20	1 040.60	1 096.90	1 148.70
December	969.70	1 018.30	1 051.70	1 106.60	1 167.50
March	983.80	1 027.50	1 063.80	1 119.40	1 182.90
June	999.90	1 032.30	1 084.40	1 127.50	1 196.50
Annual average	976.80	1 022.60	1 060.10	1 112.60	1 173.90
AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	3.5	6.1	2.8	5.4	4.7
December	4.0	5.0	3.3	5.2	5.5
March	4.6	4.4	3.5	5.2	5.7
June	6.0	3.2	5.0	4.0	6.1
Annual average	4.5	4.7	3.7	5.0	5.5
Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week
September	1 091.80	1 124.50	1 112.30	1 151.00	1 148.20
December	1 101.60	1 125.30	1 125.60	1 150.30	1 170.50
March	1 110.00	1 125.80	1 137.80	1 148.60	1 184.50
June	1 121.40	1 113.40	1 145.80	1 140.00	1 192.40
Annual average	1 106.30	1 122.20	1 130.40	1 147.40	1 173.90
Real AWOTE annual change (a) – per cent
September	1.1	3.0	-1.1	3.5	-0.2
December	1.4	2.2	0.0	2.2	1.8
March	2.2	1.4	1.1	0.9	3.1
June	3.4	-0.7	2.9	-0.5	4.6
Annual average	2.0	1.4	0.7	1.5	2.3
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.
(b) Expressed in average 2008–09 dollars; converted to real terms using the consumer price index.
Sources: ABS, Average weekly earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0								Update
ABS, Consumer price index, Cat. no. 6401.0								19 November 2009