NEWS RELEASE WAGES AND INCOME 23 JANUARY 2013

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%. 


 
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