Construction pay rises faster than most sectors but still falls in real terms

By Carl Brown2022-08-16T10:26:00

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Total average pay in the construction sector rose 6.3% in April to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The figures, showing the total for the industry including bonuses, rose faster than for most other sectors including manufacturing (4.1%) the total private sector (5.9%) and the public sector (1.8%). Pay rose on a par with finance (6.3%) but was not as high as the 7.7% recorded for the wholesaling, retail, hotels and restaurants sector.

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