# United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Index: Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears ()

United Kingdom AWE: Whole Economy Index: Seasonally Adjusted Total Pay Excluding Arrears () was up 3.1% year on year in August 2026, compared with 3.9% in July 2026.
The level stood at 242.1 (index (2015=100)).
That is the lowest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Jun 2020) to 10.3% (Mar 2022), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.AWE.M.SA.MEASURE-INDEX.MEASURE-TOTALEXARR`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index (2015=100)
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (320 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/awe-whole-economy-index-seasonally-adjusted-total-pay-excluding-arrears

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 242.1 | 3.1 |
| July 2026 | 242.2 | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 241.8 | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 240.1 | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 240.9 | 4.6 |
| March 2026 | 241.8 | 4.7 |
| February 2026 | 238.5 | 3.8 |
| January 2026 | 237.6 | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 236.1 | 3.2 |
| November 2025 | 236.5 | 4.6 |
| October 2025 | 236.3 | 4.8 |
| September 2025 | 234.7 | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 234.8 | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 233.0 | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 231.9 | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 231.7 | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 230.2 | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 230.9 | 5.8 |
| February 2025 | 229.7 | 5.7 |
| January 2025 | 227.1 | 5.2 |
| December 2024 | 228.7 | 6.3 |
| November 2024 | 226.2 | 5.5 |
| October 2024 | 225.5 | 6.3 |
| September 2024 | 224.9 | 4.8 |

## API

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

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