News
Wednesday - 23 January 2013
No. 13/2013
Monthly wage index in December 2012 is unchanged from the previous month
The wage index in December 2012 is 437.7 points, unchanged from the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 4.7%.
| Wage Index 2012 | |||||
| December 1988=100 | Change from previous month, % | Annual rate based on the change in the last | |||
| Index | 3 months, % | 6 months, % | 12 months, % | ||
| 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 |
| August | 433.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| September | 436.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| October | 436.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| November | 437.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| December | 437.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Notes: Wage index 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 is essentially unchanged from the previous month
The real wage index in December is 111.6 points, 0.05% lower than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has increased by 0.4%.