Average monthly salary reduced to the crisis level of December 2014

Compared with May, salary in June grew up 2.9%, making BYR 6 883.7 thousand.

The nominal gross average monthly wages and salaries in Belarus in June grew up 2.9%, or by BYR 196.2 thousand, compared with May 2015, informs Belstat.gov.by.

In June 2015 the average wages and salaries in industry were BYR 7 110.7 thousand, in construction – BYR 8 152.3 thousand, in transport and communications – BYR 7 685.6 thousand, in agriculture and forestry – BYR 5 162.5 thousand, in education – BYR 5 036.5 thousand, with teachers’ salaries BYR 5 975.5 thousand and salaries of higher education teaching personnel BYR 9 844.5 thousand. The wages and salaries in health in June 2015 were BYR 5 962.8 thousand. The average salaries of physicians were BYR 9 683.2 thousand, of paramedical personnel – BYR 5 961.9 thousand.

The real wages and salaries (wages and salaries adjusted for the growth of consumer prices of goods and services) reduced by 3% in January-June 2015 compared with January-June 2014, and rose by 2.2% in June 2015 compared with May 2015.