# United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings: Manufacturing sector, regular pay excl. arrears (SA)

United Kingdom Average Weekly Earnings: Manufacturing sector, regular pay excl. arrears (SA) was up 2.5% year on year in August 2026, compared with 2.9% in July 2026.
The level stood at 783.0 GBP/week.
That is the lowest reading since February 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Apr 2020) to 8.4% (May 2023), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWEREG.M.SA.SECTOR-MANUFACTURING`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: GBP/week
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/average-weekly-earnings-manufacturing-sector-regular-pay-excl-arrears-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 783.0 GBP/week | 2.5 |
| July 2026 | 783.0 GBP/week | 2.9 |
| June 2026 | 783.0 GBP/week | 3.3 |
| May 2026 | 776.0 GBP/week | 2.5 |
| April 2026 | 774.0 GBP/week | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 775.0 GBP/week | 3.3 |
| February 2026 | 772.0 GBP/week | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 769.0 GBP/week | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 771.0 GBP/week | 4.3 |
| November 2025 | 768.0 GBP/week | 4.1 |
| October 2025 | 769.0 GBP/week | 4.8 |
| September 2025 | 763.0 GBP/week | 4.1 |
| August 2025 | 764.0 GBP/week | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 761.0 GBP/week | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 758.0 GBP/week | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 757.0 GBP/week | 4.4 |
| April 2025 | 754.0 GBP/week | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 750.0 GBP/week | 5.0 |
| February 2025 | 749.0 GBP/week | 5.6 |
| January 2025 | 744.0 GBP/week | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 739.0 GBP/week | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 738.0 GBP/week | 6.0 |
| October 2024 | 734.0 GBP/week | 6.1 |
| September 2024 | 733.0 GBP/week | 6.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWEREG.M.SA.SECTOR-MANUFACTURING"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWEREG.M.SA.SECTOR-MANUFACTURING",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```