Appendix 7 - Wage Cost of Market Increase Data
Earnings Trends
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
-
Canada
Alberta
Linear (Alberta)
1
2
Canada
Alberta
2012 December
2.8
3.9
2013 January
1.9
2.6
February
3.0
2.7
March
2.3
3.4
April
1.8
3.4
May
2.8
6.4
June
2.0
3.6
July
1.7
1.9
August
1.5
2.4
September
1.9
2.6
October
1.0
3.3
November
2.1
4.0
December
2.9
4.6
2014 January
3.0
4.7
February
2.5
2.5
March
2.6
3.8
April
2.9
4.0
May
2.4
3.1
June
2.9
4.7
18 month average
2.29
3.54
12 month average
2.28
3.47
Budget 2015 use
3.50%
1
Average week ly earnings for all employees - Industrial aggregate, , % change from same month of previous year
2
Average week ly earnings for all employees - provinces and territories, , % change from same month of previous year
Proposed 2015 Business Plan & Budget
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