According to the national statistics office CBS, wages grew by an average of 6.1% in 2023, the highest increase in 40 years. The average rise in 2022 was 3.2%. Nevertheless, the rise is not enough to offset inflation and purchasing power fell by an average of 2.1% over the year. Inflation did, however, fall strongly in the final quarter of the year. National Government civil servants did best, with an average pay rise of 7%. In the private sector, the transport and logistics sector had the biggest average rise at 8.4% while the smallest – 2.4% – was for people working in the real estate sales and rental sector.
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