BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 68

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


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.

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

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

Telephone: 0131 244 0442

e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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