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Issue 3 2020 33 Average wages also started to fall across the UK economy, with regular in ation- adjusted pay (excluding bonuses) falling 0.2% in Q2, and total pay (including bonuses) falling 1.2%. This is the rst time a full quarter of pay growth has been negative since comparable records began in 2001. The falls in employment are greatest among the youngest and oldest, the part- time and self-employed, along with those in lower-skilled jobs. With the government con rming that the furlough scheme will be ending in October, the expectation from most commentators is that the labour market will weaken further, possibly seriously, over the remainder of 2020. UK trade recovered some of the losses experienced since March. June exports totalled £48bn, up from £41bn in both April and May. Imports were £46bn compared to £38bn over the last two months. However there is still some way to go before we return to pre-Covid levels. Other Yorkshire &Humber – Benton Park Secondary School Other Scotland – Winchburgh Village Refurbishment and expansion to the Benton Park Secondary School in Leeds will create classrooms, o ces, facilities, sports hall all with associated works, landscaping and parking. Project value £28.5 million. << Education investment: Three new education developments in Lothian include two high schools and a primary school. Project value £60 million. In association with HAE "The expectation from most commentators is that the labour market will weaken further."