Data (with attached pdfs) published by the Statistical Office reveal that, compared to earnings for the first half of 2018, average monthly earnings for the first half of 2019 increased: gross earnings in nominal terms by 4.3% and in real terms by 2.8%, and net earnings in nominal terms by 3.6% and in real terms by 2.1%. However, in the month of June 2019 the wage development was uneven: compared to earnings for May 2019, average net earnings for June 2019 increased in the public sector by 0.3%, while in the private sector they decreased by 1.0%.
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