The wage index in December 2012 is 437.7 points, unchanged from the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 4.7%.
| Wage Index 2012 | |||||
| December 1988=100 | Change from previous month, % | Annual rate based on the change in the last | |||
| Index | 3 months, % | 6 months, % | 12 months, % | ||
| 2012 | |||||
| January | 418.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 9.1 |
| February | 427.1 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 11.3 |
| March | 431.7 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 12.1 |
| April | 431.4 | -0.1 | 13.2 | 7.7 | 11.9 |
| May | 432.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 11.0 |
| June | 433.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| July | 433.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| August | 433.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| September | 436.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| October | 436.8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| November | 437.7 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| December | 437.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| Notes: Wage index is calculated and published according to law no 89/1989. The wage index is based on regular hours earnings each month, calculated and published in the month following calculation. | |||||
Real wages is essentially unchanged from the previous month
The real wage index in December is 111.6 points, 0.05% lower than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has increased by 0.4%.
