This Focus sets out the key pay settlements which are likely to be concluded in the coming months. The fact that average earnings rose by 4.1% in both 2005 and 2006, compared to the 4.5% which the MPC has previously suggested it considers consistent with stable inflation, suggests that there is a little room for higher pay settlements – but not much.
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