BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 68

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 68.

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Wages

In Wave 68 the BICS asked businesses how employees' hourly wages in September 2022 compared with wages in August 2022. 

Around a quarter of businesses (24.9%) reported that wages increased in September 2022, compared to August 2022.  The share of businesses reporting that wages increased is higher in Wave 68 than in the previous wave - 24.9% compared to 16.2% in Wave 65.  In Wave 68, the sectors with the highest shares of businesses reporting that wages have increased were Accommodation & Food Services (35.4%), Transport & Storage (26.2%) and Construction (25.2%).  These three sectors also had the highest shares of businesses reporting wage increases in Wave 65.

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Marina Curran

Business & Innovation Statistics

Office of the Chief Economic Adviser

e-mail: marina.curran@gov.scot or industrystatistics@gov.scot

 

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician

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