# United Kingdom AWE: Distribution, Hotels & Restaurants Year/Year Three Month Average Growth (%): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears ()

United Kingdom AWE: Distribution, Hotels & Restaurants Year/Year Three Month Average Growth (%): Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears () was 3.2% in August 2026, down 1.0 percentage points from July 2026 and down 2.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.4% (Jun 2020) to 11.2% (Jun 2021), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5CI.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2001-03-01 to 2026-08-01 (306 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/awe-distribution-hotels-and-restaurants-year-year-three-month-average

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 3.2% |
| July 2026 | 4.2% |
| June 2026 | 4.6% |
| May 2026 | 5.3% |
| April 2026 | 5.1% |
| March 2026 | 5.0% |
| February 2026 | 4.8% |
| January 2026 | 5.2% |
| December 2025 | 5.5% |
| November 2025 | 5.4% |
| October 2025 | 5.9% |
| September 2025 | 5.9% |
| August 2025 | 5.8% |
| July 2025 | 5.9% |
| June 2025 | 6.3% |
| May 2025 | 6.9% |
| April 2025 | 7.6% |
| March 2025 | 6.7% |
| February 2025 | 6.2% |
| January 2025 | 5.2% |
| December 2024 | 5.7% |
| November 2024 | 6.1% |
| October 2024 | 6.1% |
| September 2024 | 6.2% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5CI.MEASURE-RATE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.AWE.M.SA.ITEM-K5CI.MEASURE-RATE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```