September 29 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Moldova, one of Europe's poorest nations, rose by an annual 5.6% in nominal terms to 2,757 lei ($237/162 euro) in August, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday.
The August average salary was 8.0% higher on the year in real terms, the statistics office said in a statement.
The average monthly salary was 2,298 lei in the public sector and 3,019 lei in the private sector in August.
Details follow (in lei):
|
August'09 |
Y/Y pct change |
AVG TOTAL |
2,757 |
+5.6 |
Agriculture |
1,436 |
-10.2 |
Industry |
3,200 |
-0.5 |
Construction |
3,167 |
-20.0 |
Hotels, restaurants |
2,340 |
+8.1 |
Transport, communications |
3,944 |
+2.6 |
Financial sector |
5,859 |
+5.1 |
Public administration |
3,271 |
+17.2 |
(1 euro=17.0571 Moldovan lei)