According to the statistics office INS, the net average wage remained roughly flat in July compared to June 2021, and had edged up by 5.1% compared to July 2020. In real terms, corrected for inflation, the net wage increased by only 0.2% year-on-year - the smallest annual advance since 2013. In absolute terms, the average net wage was RON 3,545 (EUR 721). In the past 12 months, workers in IT, banking, utilities, air transportation, and oil and mining received the most substantial wage increases.
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