November 27 (SeeNews) - The average monthly salary in Moldova, one of Europe's poorest nations, rose by an annual 2.9% in nominal terms to 2,686 lei ($242/162 euro) in October, the country's statistics office said on Friday.
The October average salary was 4.6% higher on the year in real terms, the statistics office said in a statement.
The average monthly salary was 2,334 lei in the public sector and 2,890 lei in the private sector in October.
Details follow (in lei):
|
Oct'09 |
Y/Y pct change, nominal |
AVG TOTAL |
2,686 |
+2.9 |
Agriculture |
1,538 |
-8.9 |
Industry |
3,073 |
-1.8 |
Construction |
3,153 |
-19.3 |
Hotels, restaurants |
2,264 |
+5.8 |
Transport, communications |
3,501 |
-0.2 |
Financial sector |
5,241 |
-1.4 |
Public administration |
3,137 |
+3.9 |
(1 euro=16.5625 Moldovan lei)