# United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings / Wages – Aug 18, 2025: 5

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/wages/announcements/gbp_wages_2025-08-18
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 5 |
| Previous | 5.3 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-05-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2025-08-18 07:00 Europe/London |
| Release time (UTC) | 2025-08-18 06:00 UTC |
| Release ID | gbp_wages_2025-08-18 |

United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings / Wages came in at 5 on Aug 18, 2025, compared with 5.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-15 | 3.9 | 4.2 | -- |
| 2026-09-15 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -- |
| 2026-08-18 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -- |
| 2026-06-18 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -- |
| 2026-06-18 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -- |
| 2026-05-19 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -- |
| 2026-04-21 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -- |
| 2026-02-17 | 4.2 | 4.6 | -- |
| 2026-02-17 | 4.6 | 4.8 | -- |
| 2026-01-20 | 4.8 | 4.9 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 4.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2025-10-14 | 5 | 4.9 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/gbp/wages
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/wages/announcements/gbp_wages_2025-07-18
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/wages/announcements/gbp_wages_2026-06-18
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-kingdom/wages
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt