Nominal monthly salaries increased year-on-year (y-o-y) in all ten monitored sectors in September, with the pace ranging from 1.4 percent in selected market services to 9.8 percent in both construction sector and pubs and restaurants, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday.
The growth of over 7 percent was also seen in industry, retail, transport including warehousing, as well as in the information and communications sector.
When considering inflation, real salaries increased y-o-y in seven of the ten sectors, with the most rapid growth of over 5 percent observed in pubs and restaurants and in the construction sector. Increases in the remaining sectors ranged between 0.6 percent in wholesale up to 3.9 percent in information and communications. Conversely, a drop in real salaries up to 2.8 percent was seen in selected market services, car sales and repairs, as well as accommodation in September.
In the first nine months of 2025, meanwhile, salaries increased y-o-y in nominal terms across all ten monitored sectors, and in real terms in nine of them. Real salary growth ranged from 0.2 percent in wholesale to 4.7 percent in pubs and restaurants. Conversely, real salaries in selected market services dropped by 1.6 percent when compared to last year.
Source: TASR
