"The Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) indicator and the Index of Labour Costs per Hour (ILCH) are two new experimental statistics which, along with the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), are the result of a substantial work programme in the United Kingdom to create an extensive series of timely, relevant statistics on all aspects of earnings. This article briefly explains what the new short-term earnings indicators measure, how they are produced and what they are used for. The article also compares the various short-term indicators and shows the relationship between the various ONS earnings statistics."

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