# United Kingdom AWE: Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants Level (£): Seasonally Adjusted Regular Pay Excluding Arrears ()

United Kingdom AWE: Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants Level (£): Seasonally Adjusted Regular Pay Excluding Arrears () was up 1.9% year on year in August 2026, compared with 2.8% in July 2026.
The level stood at 471.0 £m.
That is the lowest reading since January 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (May 2020) to 9.9% (May 2021), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5E2`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/awe-distribution-hotels-and-restaurants-level-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 471.0 £m | 1.9 |
| July 2026 | 473.0 £m | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 473.0 £m | 3.3 |
| May 2026 | 472.0 £m | 3.1 |
| April 2026 | 472.0 £m | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 470.0 £m | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 468.0 £m | 2.9 |
| January 2026 | 465.0 £m | 4.5 |
| December 2025 | 469.0 £m | 5.6 |
| November 2025 | 464.0 £m | 4.5 |
| October 2025 | 464.0 £m | 5.2 |
| September 2025 | 462.0 £m | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 462.0 £m | 5.7 |
| July 2025 | 460.0 £m | 6.0 |
| June 2025 | 458.0 £m | 6.3 |
| May 2025 | 458.0 £m | 7.5 |
| April 2025 | 455.0 £m | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 452.0 £m | 7.1 |
| February 2025 | 455.0 £m | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 445.0 £m | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 444.0 £m | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 444.0 £m | 6.2 |
| October 2024 | 441.0 £m | 6.5 |
| September 2024 | 438.0 £m | 6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5E2"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5E2",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```