The statistical office produced an overview (with separate data in XLSX format) of the socio-economic situation during the first 9 months of 2017. Average paid employment in the private sector in the period of nine months of 2017 was by 4.4% higher than in 2016. The growth of the average monthly nominal gross wages and salaries in the private sector in the period of January-September 2017 was higher than a year before (in the 3rd quarter the dynamics strengthened). The purchasing power of wages and salaries increased to a lesser extent than in 2016, with consumer prices rising.
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