Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.3 Wage price index
Quarter	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Wage price index (a) (b) – index
September	87.4	90.8	94.6	98.5	102.0
December	88.2	91.8	95.6	99.7	102.6
March	89.1	92.7	96.5	100.5
June	90.1	93.7	97.6	101.3
Annual average	88.7	92.3	96.1	100.0
Quarterly change (b) – per cent
September	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.7
December	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.6
March	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8
June	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.8
Annual change (b) – per cent
September	4.2	3.9	4.2	4.1	3.6
December	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.3	2.9
March	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
June	4.2	4.0	4.2	3.8
Annual average	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.0
(a) Total hourly rate of pay excluding bonuses, all sectors. Index base: 2008–09 = 100.0.
(b) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.
Source: ABS, Labour price index, Cat. no. 6345.0
								Update
								19 May 2010