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Thursday - 23 August 2012
No. 145/2012

The wage index in July is 0,1% higher than in the previous month

The wage index in July 2012 is 433.5 points, 0.1% higher than previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 6.0%.

Wage Index 2011-2012
December 1988=100 Change from previous month, % Annual rate based on the change in the last
  Index 3 months, % 6 months, % 12 months, %
2011
July 409.1 1.0 26.7 14.0 7.8
August 409.7 0.1 21.9 13.9 8.0
September 412.8 0.8 7.9 14.8 8.4
October 415.7 0.7 6.6 16.2 8.9
November 416.9 0.3 7.2 14.3 9.0
December 418.2 0.3 5.3 6.6 9.2
2012
January 418.2 0.0 2.4 4.5 9.1
February 427.1 2.1 10.2 8.7 11.3
March 431.7 1.1 13.6 9.4 12.1
April 431.4 -0.1 13.2 7.7 11.9
May 432.9 0.4 5.5 7.8 11.0
June 433.1 0.0 1.3 7.3 6.9
July 433.5 0.1 2.0 7.5 6.0
Notes: Wage indeex is calculated and published according to law no 89/1989. The wage index is based on regular hours earnings each month, calculated and published in the month following calculation.

Real wages increased by 0.8% from previous month
The real wage index in July is 112.0 points, 0.8% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has increased by 1.3%.

 

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