Monthly Statistical Bulletin
2.3 Wage price index
Quarter	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
Wage price index (a) (b) – index
September	94.7	98.6	101.9	105.5	109.3
December	95.6	99.7	102.6	106.6
March	96.5	100.6	103.5	107.5
June	97.7	101.4	104.5	108.5
Annual average	96.2	100.0	103.1	107.0
Quarterly change (b) – per cent
September	1.0	0.9	0.5	1.0	0.7
December	1.0	1.1	0.7	1.0
March	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8
June	1.2	0.8	1.0	0.9
Annual change (b) – per cent
September	4.1	4.1	3.3	3.5	3.6
December	3.9	4.3	2.9	3.9
March	4.1	4.2	2.9	3.9
June	4.2	3.8	3.1	3.8
Annual average	4.2	4.0	3.1	3.8
(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
								22 February 2012