Article: Pay below UK average

Article: Wales is the second-cheapest part of Britain, according to study by government agency; PRICES: Survey finds that in London it costs 34pc more than the UK average to travel by taxi and 46pc more to use decorators, plumbers and electricians.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 18, 2002 ;     312 words ......goods in London were all well above the UK average in 2000, according to Economic Trends...prices were 6.8pc more expensive than the UK average, goods were 2.6pc higher while services...services in London easily outstripped the UK average because high house prices and rents meant...

Article: Scots house price rises are double UK average
Evening Times;  October 10, 2006 ;     151 words ...HOUSE prices in Scotland have soared to twice the UK average, new figures out today claim. The average price of a property in Scotland is now close to GBP150,000, according to Government figures. In August...

Article: Scottish house prices have outstripped UK average in last year
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  July 7, 2006 ;     323 words ......house prices are rising at twice the UK average. They went up by an average 10.7% in...yesterday by Nationwide. That compares with a UK average of 4.8%. The cost of buying a home in...than pounds34 a day, compared with the UK average of pounds21 a day. Nationwide group economist...

Article: People with no bank account twice UK average.(News)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  April 9, 2004 ;     96 words ......survey has revealed. This compares to a UK average of eight per cent, while 57 per cent...in Northern Ireland compared to a UK average of 2.3. Benefit receipt was also found...in Ulster - 63 per cent - with the UK average being 58 per cent.

Article: House prices to catch up with UK average.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 27, 2001 ;     267 words ......are expected to rise in line with the UK average next year after experiencing the smallest...nearly 4 per cent, compared with the UK average of 10 per cent. The Bank of Scotland...year, bringing Scotland in line with the UK average as southern England bears the brunt of...

Article: Wages for Welsh workers trail UK average by 14%.(Business)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  December 6, 2008 ;     521 words ......nearly 14% lower than the UK average, new figures show. On average people working...pounds 498 - only 86.7% of the UK average of pounds 574. For people...88.2% (pounds 506) of the UK average at pounds 574 Wales had the...for a man is pounds 554 (UK average ...

Article: Second from bottom on business start-ups; New figures reveal lack of enterprise.(Business)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  June 6, 2002 ;     455 words ......Helens. Manchester's figure matched the UK average of 11. Nationally, the start-up hot spots...Liverpool postcode area is just 54pc of the UK average. Liverpool had six new businesses launched...business being started during 2001. The UK average is 11 start-ups per 1,000 of ...

Article: North will beat UK average.(Business)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  November 29, 2006 ;     424 words ......Trevor Williams forecast output to grow by 3% compared to the UK average of 2.5%-2.7% in the coming year. He also tipped employment...North-East would ensure house prices would continue to be above the UK average over the next year . The region's ports and haulage businesses...

Article: Scots firms' performance still above UK average
The Scotsman;  August 24, 1998 ;     593 words ......to 11.39 per cent, compared with the UK average of 8.11 per cent, keeping Scotland top...25.23 per cent. This compares with the UK average of 24.23 per cent. The debt gearing position...per cent to 37.58 per cent, below the UK average of 40.22 per cent and still among the...

Article: South West sees smallest fall in retail prices in UK ; Consumers in the South West have experienced the smallest fall in retail prices in the country over the past year, according to new figures.
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  May 30, 2009 ;     201 words ......retail prices in the country over the past year, according to new figures. Research published today by the Halifax indicated that prices...quarter of 2008 and the same time this year. This was below the UK average fall of 1.3 per cent. London saw the biggest decline in retail...

Article: Fare rises higher than UK average
Derby Evening Telegraph;  November 22, 2008 ;     88 words ......fare tickets by an average of 7.4% - higher than the average rise of 6%. EMT's regulated fares, which include season tickets, will rise by 6%, which is higher than the UK average of 5%. The new prices will come into effect on February 2 next year.

Article: Scots demand for staff rises above UK average
Evening Times;  May 22, 2006 ;     101 words ...THE Scots jobs market continues to grow above the UK average, a new study shows. Permanent and temporary staff appointments rose for the month, according to April's Bank of Scotland labour...

Article: Results higher than UK average.(Features)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);  August 22, 2008 ;     99 words ......students achieved five A* - C grades. It puts them above most of their national counterparts for the first time, with the UK average standing at 65.7%. The results marked a massive turnaround as Liverpool's five A* - C pass rate stood at just 36% in 2000...

Article: Stocks and finance: Ledu start-up rate in need of a boost; Record number of new businesses but Province still behind UK average.(Business)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  June 13, 2001 ;     390 words ......businesses in 12 months - but more needs to be done to meet the UK average, it was revealed yesterday. The small business agency, announcing...only sector in which Northern Ireland firms outperformed the UK average. Ledu chairman Eamon McIlroy said the important role of small...