UK total pay growth sustained its strong momentum in the three months to February, growing at the fastest pace in over a decade, as employers ramped-up hiring to a fresh record high, ahead of a possibly chaotic Brexit.
The total pay grew 3.5 percent year-on-year in the three months to February, same as in December and January, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday. The growth rate matched economists' consensus. The pace of growth was the strongest since July 2008, when total earnings rose at the same rate.
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