UK Average Earnings Including Bonuses Up 4.3% in Three Months to May

02:20 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Britain's average weekly pay, including bonuses, increased 4.3% year over year in the quarter to May, following a 4.4% jump in the prior three-month period, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday. The latest reading is below the consensus estimate of a 4.5% growth. Excluding bonuses, the growth in average weekly earnings was 3.4%, consistent with the prior and expected reading.