(Corrects throughout as January pay growth revised up)
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - Pay growth in Britain -
which is key to the Bank of England's debate about whether to
extend its run of interest rate hikes next month - held at 6.6%
in the three months to February, official data showed on
Tuesday.
Pay growth, excluding bonuses, was unchanged from an
upwardly revised pay growth figure of 6.6% for the three months
to January.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected basic earnings to
rise by 6.2%.
(Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)
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