According to the Statistical Office, in all ten sectors of the economy, the pace of year-on-year growth of the average nominal monthly wage slowed down in March 2023. Wages increased the most in the sectors with the lowest wages – in food and beverage service activities by 18% to € 700, construction by 15% to € 1,000 and in accommodation by 15% to € 1,038. The smallest wage increases could be observed in the sector with the highest wages: information and communication by almost 6% to € 2,617. Due to the high inflation real wages were lower year-on-year in 7 out of 10 monitored sectors. They dropped the most in information and communication (7.8%), in transportation and storage (5.7%) and in industry (5.1%). The real wage increased by 2.8% in food and beverage service activities and very slightly in accommodation and construction (equally by 0.2%).
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