mpc: 21 There were, as yet, no signs that employees had been bidding up wages in response to higher
energy prices. Regular pay growth (that is, pay excluding bonuses) was 4.0% in Q3, unchanged from
Q2. Settlements remained broadly flat. However, it was a quiet time of the year for pay settlements,
and more information would be available in the first quarter of 2006.
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