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LONDON (Reuters) -British common pay grew on the slowest tempo in additional than a 12 months on the finish of final 12 months, in keeping with official information revealed on Tuesday however the slowdown was much less sturdy than most analysts had anticipated.
The Financial institution of England is watching pay progress intently because it tries to gauge how a lot inflation stress stays within the financial system and whether or not it will possibly begin to contemplate slicing rates of interest from their highest stage since 2008.
Wages excluding bonuses grew by 6.2% within the final three months of 2023 in contrast with the identical interval a 12 months earlier.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 6.0% annual rise within the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics’ measure of standard earnings within the October-to-December interval.
That newest determine represented a deceleration from progress of 6.7% within the three months to November.
Sterling strengthened towards the U.S. greenback instantly after the labour market information was revealed.