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Work in Merton

Every work series published for Merton, each over its full published span. A series that begins part-way along began then: nothing earlier is published for this area, and no gap is filled in.

Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Merton, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £31,801 in 2008 to £50,844 in 2025, a change of £19,043 or 59.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£31,801	—
2009	£32,672	—
2010	£32,794	—
2011	£33,037	—
2012	£33,634	—
2013	£33,149	—
2014	£32,677	—
2015	£33,135	—
2016	£34,011	—
2017	£35,708	—
2018	£37,106	—
2019	£37,906	—
2020	£41,998	—
2021	£34,299	—
2022	£38,711	—
2023	£40,315	—
2024	£46,217	£37,439
2025	£50,844	£39,039

ONS. Earlier years come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £50,844 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence

In Merton, median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £49,786 in 2024 to £54,498 in 2025, a change of £4,712 or 9.5%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, male full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£49,786	£40,053
2025	£54,498	£41,832

ONS. Latest: £54,498 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence

In Merton, median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £37,792 in 2024 to £45,971 in 2025, a change of £8,179 or 21.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median annual pay, female full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2024	£37,792	£34,001
2025	£45,971	£35,670

ONS. Latest: £45,971 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

In Merton, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £594 in 2008 to £994 in 2025, a change of £400 or 67.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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Period	Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence	UK
2008	£594	—
2009	£613	—
2010	£612	—
2011	£629	—
2012	£614	—
2013	£631	—
2014	£614	—
2015	£620	—
2016	£663	—
2017	£675	—
2018	£688	—
2019	£710	—
2020	£704	—
2021	£690	—
2022	£726	—
2023	£805	—
2024	£882	£728
2025	£994	£767

ONS. Earlier years come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, joined where the modern series has no figure; overlapping periods are never double-counted. Latest: £994 (2025). The national series and its methodology.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

In Merton, people claiming unemployment-related benefits rose from 6,590 in January 1986 to 6,655 in July 2026, a change of 65 or 1.0% (ONS).

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Period	People claiming unemployment-related benefits
January 1986	6,590 people
February 1986	6,550 people
March 1986	6,445 people
April 1986	6,555 people
May 1986	6,555 people
June 1986	6,530 people
July 1986	6,615 people
August 1986	6,735 people
September 1986	6,760 people
October 1986	6,570 people
November 1986	6,460 people
December 1986	6,420 people
January 1987	6,605 people
February 1987	6,475 people
March 1987	6,285 people
April 1987	6,195 people
May 1987	5,890 people
June 1987	5,675 people
July 1987	5,680 people
August 1987	5,655 people
September 1987	5,455 people
October 1987	5,175 people
November 1987	4,920 people
December 1987	4,890 people
January 1988	4,855 people
February 1988	4,790 people
March 1988	4,645 people
April 1988	4,500 people
May 1988	4,220 people
June 1988	4,065 people
July 1988	4,035 people
August 1988	3,950 people
September 1988	4,010 people
October 1988	3,545 people
November 1988	3,410 people
December 1988	3,370 people
January 1989	3,300 people
February 1989	3,285 people
March 1989	3,215 people
April 1989	3,155 people
May 1989	3,005 people
June 1989	2,985 people
July 1989	3,140 people
August 1989	3,065 people
September 1989	2,985 people
October 1989	2,845 people
November 1989	2,770 people
December 1989	2,840 people
January 1990	2,865 people
February 1990	2,880 people
March 1990	2,870 people
April 1990	2,950 people
May 1990	2,920 people
June 1990	2,975 people
July 1990	3,125 people
August 1990	3,305 people
September 1990	3,340 people
October 1990	3,355 people
November 1990	3,620 people
December 1990	4,035 people
January 1991	4,310 people
February 1991	4,640 people
March 1991	5,100 people
April 1991	5,465 people
May 1991	5,575 people
June 1991	5,790 people
July 1991	6,250 people
August 1991	6,615 people
September 1991	6,640 people
October 1991	6,695 people
November 1991	6,870 people
December 1991	7,180 people
January 1992	7,425 people
February 1992	7,655 people
March 1992	7,775 people
April 1992	7,970 people
May 1992	8,000 people
June 1992	8,005 people
July 1992	8,345 people
August 1992	8,730 people
September 1992	8,805 people
October 1992	8,720 people
November 1992	8,780 people
December 1992	9,100 people
January 1993	9,255 people
February 1993	9,260 people
March 1993	9,260 people
April 1993	9,265 people
May 1993	9,100 people
June 1993	8,945 people
July 1993	9,130 people
August 1993	9,365 people
September 1993	9,190 people
October 1993	8,840 people
November 1993	8,755 people
December 1993	8,750 people
January 1994	8,815 people
February 1994	8,640 people
March 1994	8,645 people
April 1994	8,525 people
May 1994	8,235 people
June 1994	8,070 people
July 1994	8,195 people
August 1994	8,280 people
September 1994	8,215 people
October 1994	7,880 people
November 1994	7,755 people
December 1994	7,695 people
January 1995	7,660 people
February 1995	7,635 people
March 1995	7,560 people
April 1995	7,595 people
May 1995	7,405 people
June 1995	7,360 people
July 1995	7,570 people
August 1995	7,635 people
September 1995	7,605 people
October 1995	7,340 people
November 1995	7,150 people
December 1995	7,170 people
January 1996	7,205 people
February 1996	7,155 people
March 1996	6,980 people
April 1996	7,015 people
May 1996	6,895 people
June 1996	6,690 people
July 1996	6,785 people
August 1996	6,895 people
September 1996	6,750 people
October 1996	6,355 people
November 1996	6,055 people
December 1996	5,965 people
January 1997	5,855 people
February 1997	5,655 people
March 1997	5,385 people
April 1997	5,205 people
May 1997	5,080 people
June 1997	4,725 people
July 1997	4,765 people
August 1997	4,695 people
September 1997	4,550 people
October 1997	4,245 people
November 1997	3,965 people
December 1997	3,865 people
January 1998	3,925 people
February 1998	3,890 people
March 1998	3,705 people
April 1998	3,665 people
May 1998	3,595 people
June 1998	3,580 people
July 1998	3,645 people
August 1998	3,725 people
September 1998	3,685 people
October 1998	3,485 people
November 1998	3,430 people
December 1998	3,335 people
January 1999	3,505 people
February 1999	3,510 people
March 1999	3,420 people
April 1999	3,345 people
May 1999	3,295 people
June 1999	3,155 people
July 1999	3,150 people
August 1999	3,255 people
September 1999	3,190 people
October 1999	2,990 people
November 1999	2,890 people
December 1999	2,840 people
January 2000	2,910 people
February 2000	2,860 people
March 2000	2,855 people
April 2000	2,690 people
May 2000	2,555 people
June 2000	2,390 people
July 2000	2,425 people
August 2000	2,450 people
September 2000	2,420 people
October 2000	2,375 people
November 2000	2,305 people
December 2000	2,275 people
January 2001	2,360 people
February 2001	2,345 people
March 2001	2,345 people
April 2001	2,245 people
May 2001	2,265 people
June 2001	2,265 people
July 2001	2,395 people
August 2001	2,465 people
September 2001	2,470 people
October 2001	2,510 people
November 2001	2,570 people
December 2001	2,645 people
January 2002	2,720 people
February 2002	2,680 people
March 2002	2,725 people
April 2002	2,775 people
May 2002	2,745 people
June 2002	2,775 people
July 2002	2,865 people
August 2002	2,860 people
September 2002	2,905 people
October 2002	2,910 people
November 2002	2,860 people
December 2002	2,865 people
January 2003	3,015 people
February 2003	3,150 people
March 2003	3,140 people
April 2003	3,140 people
May 2003	3,125 people
June 2003	3,075 people
July 2003	3,055 people
August 2003	3,070 people
September 2003	3,025 people
October 2003	2,960 people
November 2003	2,965 people
December 2003	2,920 people
January 2004	3,020 people
February 2004	2,980 people
March 2004	2,950 people
April 2004	2,855 people
May 2004	2,865 people
June 2004	2,815 people
July 2004	2,855 people
August 2004	2,805 people
September 2004	2,790 people
October 2004	2,820 people
November 2004	2,800 people
December 2004	2,720 people
January 2005	2,930 people
February 2005	2,915 people
March 2005	2,965 people
April 2005	3,045 people
May 2005	3,050 people
June 2005	2,970 people
July 2005	3,150 people
August 2005	3,170 people
September 2005	3,115 people
October 2005	3,095 people
November 2005	3,120 people
December 2005	3,195 people
January 2006	3,185 people
February 2006	3,185 people
March 2006	3,060 people
April 2006	3,095 people
May 2006	3,075 people
June 2006	3,025 people
July 2006	3,005 people
August 2006	2,750 people
September 2006	3,070 people
October 2006	2,970 people
November 2006	2,895 people
December 2006	2,840 people
January 2007	2,865 people
February 2007	2,765 people
March 2007	2,705 people
April 2007	2,600 people
May 2007	2,545 people
June 2007	2,340 people
July 2007	2,300 people
August 2007	2,295 people
September 2007	2,285 people
October 2007	2,195 people
November 2007	2,105 people
December 2007	1,995 people
January 2008	2,120 people
February 2008	2,200 people
March 2008	2,150 people
April 2008	2,115 people
May 2008	2,065 people
June 2008	2,020 people
July 2008	2,100 people
August 2008	2,230 people
September 2008	2,315 people
October 2008	2,325 people
November 2008	2,535 people
December 2008	2,750 people
January 2009	2,905 people
February 2009	3,270 people
March 2009	3,530 people
April 2009	3,610 people
May 2009	3,740 people
June 2009	3,740 people
July 2009	3,930 people
August 2009	4,060 people
September 2009	4,030 people
October 2009	4,100 people
November 2009	3,975 people
December 2009	3,800 people
January 2010	3,980 people
February 2010	4,035 people
March 2010	3,935 people
April 2010	3,800 people
May 2010	3,715 people
June 2010	3,510 people
July 2010	3,505 people
August 2010	3,665 people
September 2010	3,700 people
October 2010	3,595 people
November 2010	3,505 people
December 2010	3,380 people
January 2011	3,450 people
February 2011	3,495 people
March 2011	3,615 people
April 2011	3,755 people
May 2011	3,765 people
June 2011	3,720 people
July 2011	3,875 people
August 2011	3,960 people
September 2011	4,010 people
October 2011	3,950 people
November 2011	3,975 people
December 2011	3,985 people
January 2012	4,045 people
February 2012	4,140 people
March 2012	4,085 people
April 2012	3,990 people
May 2012	3,920 people
June 2012	3,875 people
July 2012	3,865 people
August 2012	3,825 people
September 2012	3,870 people
October 2012	3,880 people
November 2012	3,785 people
December 2012	3,740 people
January 2013	3,760 people
February 2013	3,890 people
March 2013	3,910 people
April 2013	3,805 people
May 2013	3,700 people
June 2013	3,585 people
July 2013	3,515 people
August 2013	3,460 people
September 2013	3,355 people
October 2013	3,195 people
November 2013	3,130 people
December 2013	2,995 people
January 2014	3,075 people
February 2014	3,025 people
March 2014	3,000 people
April 2014	2,885 people
May 2014	2,805 people
June 2014	2,685 people
July 2014	2,600 people
August 2014	2,595 people
September 2014	2,555 people
October 2014	2,460 people
November 2014	2,380 people
December 2014	2,310 people
January 2015	2,315 people
February 2015	2,340 people
March 2015	2,310 people
April 2015	2,270 people
May 2015	2,185 people
June 2015	2,130 people
July 2015	2,030 people
August 2015	2,090 people
September 2015	2,040 people
October 2015	2,030 people
November 2015	2,000 people
December 2015	1,975 people
January 2016	2,070 people
February 2016	2,105 people
March 2016	2,110 people
April 2016	2,115 people
May 2016	2,150 people
June 2016	2,130 people
July 2016	2,110 people
August 2016	2,085 people
September 2016	2,075 people
October 2016	2,140 people
November 2016	2,155 people
December 2016	2,175 people
January 2017	2,215 people
February 2017	2,320 people
March 2017	2,380 people
April 2017	2,435 people
May 2017	2,420 people
June 2017	2,410 people
July 2017	2,365 people
August 2017	2,355 people
September 2017	2,360 people
October 2017	2,395 people
November 2017	2,385 people
December 2017	2,330 people
January 2018	2,360 people
February 2018	2,480 people
March 2018	2,580 people
April 2018	2,735 people
May 2018	2,730 people
June 2018	2,740 people
July 2018	2,830 people
August 2018	2,810 people
September 2018	2,940 people
October 2018	3,005 people
November 2018	3,040 people
December 2018	3,015 people
January 2019	3,040 people
February 2019	3,250 people
March 2019	3,280 people
April 2019	3,320 people
May 2019	3,330 people
June 2019	3,325 people
July 2019	3,350 people
August 2019	3,395 people
September 2019	3,455 people
October 2019	3,530 people
November 2019	3,575 people
December 2019	3,595 people
January 2020	3,605 people
February 2020	3,690 people
March 2020	3,690 people
April 2020	6,450 people
May 2020	9,580 people
June 2020	9,415 people
July 2020	9,610 people
August 2020	9,965 people
September 2020	9,945 people
October 2020	9,525 people
November 2020	9,760 people
December 2020	9,855 people
January 2021	9,600 people
February 2021	10,060 people
March 2021	10,015 people
April 2021	9,875 people
May 2021	9,195 people
June 2021	8,295 people
July 2021	8,275 people
August 2021	7,750 people
September 2021	7,325 people
October 2021	6,955 people
November 2021	6,665 people
December 2021	6,425 people
January 2022	6,280 people
February 2022	6,255 people
March 2022	6,095 people
April 2022	5,790 people
May 2022	5,660 people
June 2022	5,565 people
July 2022	5,380 people
August 2022	5,400 people
September 2022	5,435 people
October 2022	5,450 people
November 2022	5,445 people
December 2022	5,485 people
January 2023	5,315 people
February 2023	5,485 people
March 2023	5,635 people
April 2023	5,830 people
May 2023	5,655 people
June 2023	5,745 people
July 2023	5,815 people
August 2023	5,800 people
September 2023	5,880 people
October 2023	5,915 people
November 2023	6,000 people
December 2023	6,030 people
January 2024	6,005 people
February 2024	6,080 people
March 2024	6,150 people
April 2024	6,075 people
May 2024	6,215 people
June 2024	6,315 people
July 2024	6,875 people
August 2024	6,835 people
September 2024	7,060 people
October 2024	7,020 people
November 2024	6,935 people
December 2024	6,845 people
January 2025	6,790 people
February 2025	7,050 people
March 2025	6,980 people
April 2025	6,870 people
May 2025	6,920 people
June 2025	7,080 people
July 2025	6,960 people
August 2025	6,870 people
September 2025	6,900 people
October 2025	6,810 people
November 2025	6,675 people
December 2025	6,640 people
January 2026	6,665 people
February 2026	6,740 people
March 2026	6,785 people
April 2026	6,695 people
May 2026	6,720 people
June 2026	6,690 people
July 2026	6,655 people

ONS. Latest: 6,655 (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64

In Merton, claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64 fell from 6.6% in January 1992 to 4.5% in July 2026, a change of 2.1% or 31.8% (ONS).

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Period	Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64	UK
January 1992	6.6%	—
February 1992	6.8%	—
March 1992	6.9%	—
April 1992	7%	—
May 1992	7.1%	—
June 1992	7.1%	—
July 1992	7.4%	—
August 1992	7.7%	—
September 1992	7.8%	—
October 1992	7.7%	—
November 1992	7.8%	—
December 1992	8%	—
January 1993	8.1%	—
February 1993	8.1%	—
March 1993	8.1%	—
April 1993	8.1%	—
May 1993	8%	—
June 1993	7.8%	—
July 1993	8%	—
August 1993	8.2%	—
September 1993	8%	—
October 1993	7.7%	—
November 1993	7.7%	—
December 1993	7.6%	—
January 1994	7.6%	—
February 1994	7.5%	—
March 1994	7.5%	—
April 1994	7.4%	—
May 1994	7.1%	—
June 1994	7%	—
July 1994	7.1%	—
August 1994	7.1%	—
September 1994	7.1%	—
October 1994	6.8%	—
November 1994	6.7%	—
December 1994	6.6%	—
January 1995	6.5%	—
February 1995	6.5%	—
March 1995	6.4%	—
April 1995	6.5%	—
May 1995	6.3%	—
June 1995	6.3%	—
July 1995	6.5%	—
August 1995	6.5%	—
September 1995	6.5%	—
October 1995	6.3%	—
November 1995	6.1%	—
December 1995	6.1%	—
January 1996	6%	6.3%
February 1996	6%	6.2%
March 1996	5.8%	6%
April 1996	5.9%	6%
May 1996	5.8%	5.8%
June 1996	5.6%	5.7%
July 1996	5.7%	5.8%
August 1996	5.8%	5.9%
September 1996	5.6%	5.7%
October 1996	5.3%	5.4%
November 1996	5.1%	5.1%
December 1996	5%	5.1%
January 1997	4.9%	5.1%
February 1997	4.7%	4.9%
March 1997	4.5%	4.7%
April 1997	4.3%	4.6%
May 1997	4.2%	4.4%
June 1997	3.9%	4.2%
July 1997	3.9%	4.3%
August 1997	3.9%	4.3%
September 1997	3.8%	4.1%
October 1997	3.5%	3.9%
November 1997	3.3%	3.7%
December 1997	3.2%	3.8%
January 1998	3.2%	4%
February 1998	3.2%	3.9%
March 1998	3.1%	3.8%
April 1998	3%	3.7%
May 1998	3%	3.6%
June 1998	3%	3.6%
July 1998	3%	3.7%
August 1998	3.1%	3.7%
September 1998	3%	3.6%
October 1998	2.9%	3.5%
November 1998	2.8%	3.4%
December 1998	2.8%	3.5%
January 1999	2.8%	3.7%
February 1999	2.8%	3.7%
March 1999	2.8%	3.6%
April 1999	2.7%	3.5%
May 1999	2.7%	3.4%
June 1999	2.5%	3.3%
July 1999	2.5%	3.4%
August 1999	2.6%	3.4%
September 1999	2.6%	3.3%
October 1999	2.4%	3.1%
November 1999	2.3%	3.1%
December 1999	2.3%	3%
January 2000	2.3%	3.3%
February 2000	2.2%	3.3%
March 2000	2.2%	3.2%
April 2000	2.1%	3%
May 2000	2%	2.9%
June 2000	1.9%	2.9%
July 2000	1.9%	2.9%
August 2000	1.9%	2.9%
September 2000	1.9%	2.8%
October 2000	1.9%	2.7%
November 2000	1.8%	2.7%
December 2000	1.8%	2.7%
January 2001	1.8%	2.8%
February 2001	1.8%	2.8%
March 2001	1.8%	2.7%
April 2001	1.7%	2.7%
May 2001	1.7%	2.6%
June 2001	1.7%	2.5%
July 2001	1.8%	2.5%
August 2001	1.9%	2.6%
September 2001	1.9%	2.5%
October 2001	1.9%	2.4%
November 2001	2%	2.4%
December 2001	2%	2.5%
January 2002	2.1%	2.7%
February 2002	2.1%	2.7%
March 2002	2.1%	2.6%
April 2002	2.1%	2.6%
May 2002	2.1%	2.5%
June 2002	2.1%	2.5%
July 2002	2.2%	2.5%
August 2002	2.2%	2.5%
September 2002	2.2%	2.5%
October 2002	2.2%	2.4%
November 2002	2.2%	2.4%
December 2002	2.2%	2.4%
January 2003	2.3%	2.6%
February 2003	2.4%	2.6%
March 2003	2.4%	2.6%
April 2003	2.4%	2.5%
May 2003	2.4%	2.5%
June 2003	2.4%	2.4%
July 2003	2.4%	2.5%
August 2003	2.4%	2.5%
September 2003	2.3%	2.4%
October 2003	2.3%	2.3%
November 2003	2.3%	2.3%
December 2003	2.3%	2.3%
January 2004	2.3%	2.5%
February 2004	2.3%	2.5%
March 2004	2.3%	2.4%
April 2004	2.2%	2.3%
May 2004	2.2%	2.2%
June 2004	2.2%	2.2%
July 2004	2.2%	2.2%
August 2004	2.2%	2.2%
September 2004	2.2%	2.1%
October 2004	2.2%	2.1%
November 2004	2.2%	2.1%
December 2004	2.1%	2.1%
January 2005	2.2%	2.2%
February 2005	2.2%	2.3%
March 2005	2.3%	2.3%
April 2005	2.3%	2.2%
May 2005	2.3%	2.2%
June 2005	2.3%	2.2%
July 2005	2.4%	2.2%
August 2005	2.4%	2.3%
September 2005	2.4%	2.2%
October 2005	2.4%	2.2%
November 2005	2.4%	2.2%
December 2005	2.4%	2.3%
January 2006	2.4%	2.4%
February 2006	2.4%	2.5%
March 2006	2.3%	2.5%
April 2006	2.3%	2.5%
May 2006	2.3%	2.4%
June 2006	2.3%	2.4%
July 2006	2.3%	2.4%
August 2006	2.1%	2.4%
September 2006	2.3%	2.4%
October 2006	2.2%	2.4%
November 2006	2.2%	2.3%
December 2006	2.1%	2.3%
January 2007	2.1%	2.4%
February 2007	2.1%	2.4%
March 2007	2%	2.4%
April 2007	1.9%	2.3%
May 2007	1.9%	2.2%
June 2007	1.7%	2.1%
July 2007	1.7%	2.1%
August 2007	1.7%	2.1%
September 2007	1.7%	2.1%
October 2007	1.6%	2%
November 2007	1.6%	2%
December 2007	1.5%	2%
January 2008	1.6%	2.1%
February 2008	1.6%	2.1%
March 2008	1.6%	2.1%
April 2008	1.6%	2.1%
May 2008	1.5%	2.1%
June 2008	1.5%	2.1%
July 2008	1.5%	2.2%
August 2008	1.6%	2.3%
September 2008	1.7%	2.3%
October 2008	1.7%	2.4%
November 2008	1.9%	2.6%
December 2008	2%	2.9%
January 2009	2.1%	3.2%
February 2009	2.4%	3.6%
March 2009	2.6%	3.8%
April 2009	2.6%	3.9%
May 2009	2.7%	3.9%
June 2009	2.7%	3.8%
July 2009	2.9%	3.9%
August 2009	3%	4%
September 2009	2.9%	3.9%
October 2009	3%	3.9%
November 2009	2.9%	3.9%
December 2009	2.8%	3.9%
January 2010	2.9%	4.1%
February 2010	2.9%	4.1%
March 2010	2.9%	4%
April 2010	2.8%	3.9%
May 2010	2.7%	3.7%
June 2010	2.6%	3.5%
July 2010	2.6%	3.5%
August 2010	2.7%	3.6%
September 2010	2.7%	3.5%
October 2010	2.6%	3.5%
November 2010	2.6%	3.5%
December 2010	2.5%	3.5%
January 2011	2.5%	3.7%
February 2011	2.5%	3.8%
March 2011	2.6%	3.7%
April 2011	2.7%	3.7%
May 2011	2.7%	3.7%
June 2011	2.7%	3.6%
July 2011	2.8%	3.8%
August 2011	2.9%	3.9%
September 2011	2.9%	3.9%
October 2011	2.9%	3.8%
November 2011	2.9%	3.8%
December 2011	2.9%	3.8%
January 2012	2.9%	4%
February 2012	2.9%	4.1%
March 2012	2.9%	4.1%
April 2012	2.8%	4%
May 2012	2.8%	3.9%
June 2012	2.7%	3.8%
July 2012	2.7%	3.8%
August 2012	2.7%	3.8%
September 2012	2.7%	3.8%
October 2012	2.8%	3.8%
November 2012	2.7%	3.8%
December 2012	2.7%	3.7%
January 2013	2.6%	3.9%
February 2013	2.7%	3.9%
March 2013	2.7%	3.9%
April 2013	2.7%	3.8%
May 2013	2.6%	3.6%
June 2013	2.5%	3.5%
July 2013	2.5%	3.5%
August 2013	2.4%	3.4%
September 2013	2.3%	3.2%
October 2013	2.2%	3.1%
November 2013	2.2%	3%
December 2013	2.1%	2.9%
January 2014	2.1%	3%
February 2014	2.1%	3%
March 2014	2.1%	2.9%
April 2014	2%	2.8%
May 2014	1.9%	2.7%
June 2014	1.9%	2.5%
July 2014	1.8%	2.4%
August 2014	1.8%	2.4%
September 2014	1.8%	2.3%
October 2014	1.7%	2.2%
November 2014	1.6%	2.1%
December 2014	1.6%	2%
January 2015	1.6%	2.1%
February 2015	1.6%	2.1%
March 2015	1.6%	2.1%
April 2015	1.6%	2%
May 2015	1.5%	2%
June 2015	1.5%	1.9%
July 2015	1.4%	1.9%
August 2015	1.4%	1.9%
September 2015	1.4%	1.9%
October 2015	1.4%	1.8%
November 2015	1.4%	1.8%
December 2015	1.3%	1.8%
January 2016	1.4%	1.9%
February 2016	1.4%	1.9%
March 2016	1.4%	1.9%
April 2016	1.4%	1.9%
May 2016	1.5%	1.9%
June 2016	1.4%	1.8%
July 2016	1.4%	1.8%
August 2016	1.4%	1.9%
September 2016	1.4%	1.8%
October 2016	1.5%	1.8%
November 2016	1.5%	1.8%
December 2016	1.5%	1.8%
January 2017	1.5%	1.8%
February 2017	1.6%	1.9%
March 2017	1.6%	2%
April 2017	1.7%	2%
May 2017	1.6%	1.9%
June 2017	1.6%	1.9%
July 2017	1.6%	1.9%
August 2017	1.6%	1.9%
September 2017	1.6%	1.9%
October 2017	1.6%	1.9%
November 2017	1.6%	1.9%
December 2017	1.6%	1.9%
January 2018	1.6%	2%
February 2018	1.7%	2.1%
March 2018	1.8%	2.1%
April 2018	1.9%	2.2%
May 2018	1.9%	2.1%
June 2018	1.9%	2.1%
July 2018	1.9%	2.1%
August 2018	1.9%	2.2%
September 2018	2%	2.2%
October 2018	2%	2.2%
November 2018	2.1%	2.3%
December 2018	2.1%	2.3%
January 2019	2.1%	2.4%
February 2019	2.2%	2.5%
March 2019	2.2%	2.6%
April 2019	2.3%	2.6%
May 2019	2.3%	2.7%
June 2019	2.3%	2.7%
July 2019	2.3%	2.7%
August 2019	2.3%	2.8%
September 2019	2.3%	2.8%
October 2019	2.4%	2.8%
November 2019	2.4%	2.9%
December 2019	2.4%	2.9%
January 2020	2.4%	2.9%
February 2020	2.5%	3%
March 2020	2.5%	3%
April 2020	4.4%	5%
May 2020	6.5%	6.3%
June 2020	6.4%	6.2%
July 2020	6.5%	6.3%
August 2020	6.8%	6.4%
September 2020	6.8%	6.3%
October 2020	6.5%	6.1%
November 2020	6.6%	6.2%
December 2020	6.7%	6.2%
January 2021	6.6%	6.1%
February 2021	6.9%	6.4%
March 2021	6.9%	6.3%
April 2021	6.8%	6.2%
May 2021	6.3%	5.8%
June 2021	5.7%	5.4%
July 2021	5.7%	5.3%
August 2021	5.3%	5.1%
September 2021	5%	4.8%
October 2021	4.8%	4.6%
November 2021	4.6%	4.5%
December 2021	4.4%	4.3%
January 2022	4.3%	4.2%
February 2022	4.3%	4.2%
March 2022	4.2%	4%
April 2022	4%	3.8%
May 2022	3.9%	3.7%
June 2022	3.8%	3.6%
July 2022	3.7%	3.6%
August 2022	3.7%	3.6%
September 2022	3.8%	3.6%
October 2022	3.8%	3.5%
November 2022	3.8%	3.5%
December 2022	3.8%	3.6%
January 2023	3.6%	3.5%
February 2023	3.7%	3.5%
March 2023	3.8%	3.6%
April 2023	4%	3.7%
May 2023	3.9%	3.6%
June 2023	3.9%	3.6%
July 2023	4%	3.6%
August 2023	4%	3.6%
September 2023	4%	3.5%
October 2023	4%	3.5%
November 2023	4.1%	3.6%
December 2023	4.1%	3.6%
January 2024	4.1%	3.6%
February 2024	4.1%	3.7%
March 2024	4.2%	3.7%
April 2024	4.1%	3.7%
May 2024	4.2%	3.7%
June 2024	4.3%	3.8%
July 2024	4.7%	4.1%
August 2024	4.6%	4.1%
September 2024	4.8%	4.1%
October 2024	4.8%	4%
November 2024	4.7%	4%
December 2024	4.6%	3.9%
January 2025	4.6%	3.9%
February 2025	4.8%	4%
March 2025	4.7%	4%
April 2025	4.7%	3.9%
May 2025	4.7%	3.9%
June 2025	4.8%	3.9%
July 2025	4.7%	3.8%
August 2025	4.6%	3.8%
September 2025	4.7%	3.8%
October 2025	4.6%	3.8%
November 2025	4.5%	3.8%
December 2025	4.5%	3.7%
January 2026	4.5%	3.8%
February 2026	4.6%	3.9%
March 2026	4.6%	3.9%
April 2026	4.5%	3.9%
May 2026	4.5%	3.9%
June 2026	4.5%	3.8%
July 2026	4.5%	3.9%

ONS. Latest: 4.5% (July 2026). The national series and its methodology.

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