Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.2 Male total average weekly earnings
Quarter	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
MTAWE – $ per week
September	1 050.60	1 090.90	1 141.00	1 183.40	1 244.90
December	1 051.70	1 101.10	1 162.70	1 210.90
March	1 067.80	1 112.20	1 178.70	1 224.10
June	1 069.10	1 110.30	1 183.40	1 236.50
Annual average	1 059.80	1 103.60	1 166.50	1 213.70
MTAWE annual change – per cent
September	5.5	3.8	4.6	3.7	5.2
December	4.4	4.7	5.6	4.1
March	4.6	4.2	6.0	3.9
June	3.5	3.9	6.6	4.5
Annual average	4.5	4.1	5.7	4.1
Real MTAWE (a) – $ per week
September	1 163.00	1 150.40	1 188.20	1 198.90	1 218.40
December	1 153.40	1 164.60	1 204.40	1 221.90
March	1 155.90	1 174.90	1 210.20	1 216.30
June	1 140.40	1 167.30	1 207.30	1 217.60
Annual average	1 115.20	1 142.50	1 172.35	1 213.70
Real MTAWE annual change – per cent
September	3.6	-1.1	3.3	0.9	1.6
December	1.4	1.0	3.4	1.5
March	0.3	1.7	3.0	0.5
June	-1.0	2.4	3.4	0.9
Annual average	1.1	1.0	3.3	0.9
(a) Expressed in average 2010–11 dollars; converted to real terms using the consumer price index.
Sources: ABS, Average weekly earnings, Cat. no. 6302.0
ABS, Consumer price index, Cat. no. 6401.0
								Update
								23 February 2012