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Average earnings in Lithuania in II quarter of 2008 increased by 25.2%
In II quarter 2008 against I quarter 2008, average monthly gross earnings increased: in the whole economy – by 4.0%, in the public sector – by 5.0%, in the private sector – by 3.4%.
The rise in earnings over II quarter 2008 as compared to I quarter 2008 was conditioned by the higher number of working days, the rise in salaries and wages for health care employees from 1 May and rise in salary coefficients for teachers.
Average monthly net earnings in the whole economy (excluding individual enterprises) in II quarter 2008 made LTL 1713.1 and against II quarter 2007 increased by 25.2%; in the public sector – by LTL 1749.8 and were by 26.5% higher than in II quarter 2007; in the private sector – by LTL 1692.0 and were by 24.4% higher as compared to II quarter 2007.
Average monthly net earnings in II quarter 2008 against I quarter 2008 in the whole economy increased by 3.8%, in the public sector – by 4.7%, in the private sector – by 3.2%.
Real earnings in the whole economy (excluding individual enterprises) in II quarter 2008 and against II quarter 2007 increased by 11.7%, in the public sector – by 12.8%, in the private sector – by 11.0%.
In II quarter 2008 against I quarter 2008, real earnings increased: in the whole economy – by 0.7%, in the public sector – by 1.6%, in the private sector – by 0.1%.
Table 1. Average monthly gross earnings by economic sector 1, category of employees and sex, 2008, by quarter, LTL
|
Total number of employees |
Of them | ||||||||
blue-collar workers |
white-collar workers | |||||||||
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females | ||
I |
W |
2151.3 |
2405.2 |
1906.8 |
1656.0 |
1880.9 |
1288.8 |
2579.2 |
3147.5 |
2233.2 |
Pu |
2178.5 |
2541.2 |
1981.9 |
1379.5 |
1703.1 |
1059.7 |
2490.8 |
3093.4 |
2238.8 | |
Pr |
2135.8 |
2357.5 |
1842.7 |
1733.8 |
1918.9 |
1382.7 |
2662.7 |
3180.4 |
2226.3 | |
II |
W |
2236.8 |
2491.0 |
1992.3 |
1723.0 |
1967.7 |
1325.7 |
2678.4 |
3223.7 |
2344.3 |
Pu |
2287.2 |
2650.0 |
2093.0 |
1439.6 |
1794.9 |
1102.3 |
2619.8 |
3204.7 |
2375.6 | |
Pr |
2208.0 |
2435.5 |
1904.9 |
1803.7 |
2004.1 |
1420.7 |
2733.6 |
3235.2 |
2305.7 |
1 Excluding individual enterprises.
Table 2. Average monthly net earnings by economic sector 1, category of employees and sex, 2008, by quarter, LTL
|
Total number of employees |
Of them | ||||||||
blue-collar workers |
white-collar workers | |||||||||
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females | ||
I |
W |
1650.6 |
1836.0 |
1472.2 |
1289.1 |
1453.2 |
1021.0 |
1963.0 |
2377.9 |
1710.4 |
Pu |
1670.5 |
1935.2 |
1526.9 |
1087.2 |
1323.5 |
853.7 |
1898.4 |
2338.4 |
1714.5 | |
Pr |
1639.3 |
1801.2 |
1425.4 |
1345.8 |
1480.9 |
1089.6 |
2023.9 |
2401.9 |
1705.4 | |
II |
W |
1713.1 |
1898.6 |
1534.6 |
1338.0 |
1516.6 |
1047.9 |
2035.4 |
2433.5 |
1791.5 |
Pu |
1749.8 |
2014.6 |
1608.0 |
1131.1 |
1390.5 |
884.8 |
1992.6 |
2419.6 |
1814.4 | |
Pr |
1692.0 |
1858.1 |
1470.8 |
1396.9 |
1543.2 |
1117.3 |
2075.7 |
2441.9 |
1763.3 |
Table 3. Indices of average monthly earnings by sector 1, category of employees and sex, 2008, by quarter
Previous quarter = 100
|
Total number of employees |
Of them | ||||||||
blue-collar workers |
white-collar workers | |||||||||
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females | ||
|
Gross | |||||||||
I |
W |
104.8 |
104.4 |
105.3 |
103.1 |
102.2 |
105.5 |
106.2 |
107.0 |
105.7 |
Pu |
107.0 |
107.8 |
106.3 |
104.8 |
103.2 |
107.0 |
107.3 |
109.3 |
106.0 | |
Pr |
103.6 |
103.2 |
104.5 |
102.5 |
101.9 |
104.5 |
105.3 |
105.7 |
105.2 | |
II |
W |
104.0 |
103.6 |
104.5 |
104.0 |
104.6 |
102.9 |
103.8 |
102.4 |
105.0 |
Pu |
105.0 |
104.3 |
105.6 |
104.4 |
105.4 |
104.0 |
105.2 |
103.6 |
106.1 | |
Pr |
103.4 |
103.3 |
103.4 |
104.0 |
104.4 |
102.7 |
102.7 |
101.7 |
103.6 | |
|
Net | |||||||||
I |
W |
108.1 |
107.8 |
108.4 |
106.2 |
105.4 |
108.0 |
109.7 |
110.7 |
109.0 |
Pu |
110.2 |
111.2 |
109.5 |
107.4 |
106.3 |
109.0 |
110.7 |
112.9 |
109.4 | |
Pr |
106.9 |
106.6 |
107.7 |
105.6 |
105.2 |
107.2 |
108.8 |
109.4 |
108.5 | |
II |
Š |
103.8 |
103.4 |
104.2 |
103.8 |
104.4 |
102.6 |
103.7 |
102.3 |
104.7 |
V |
104.7 |
104.1 |
105.3 |
104.0 |
105.1 |
103.6 |
105.0 |
103.5 |
105.8 | |
P |
103.2 |
103.2 |
103.2 |
103.8 |
104.2 |
102.5 |
102.6 |
101.7 |
103.4 | |
|
Real | |||||||||
I |
W |
104.5 |
104.3 |
104.8 |
102.7 |
101.9 |
104.4 |
106.1 |
107.1 |
105.4 |
Pu |
106.6 |
107.5 |
105.9 |
103.9 |
102.8 |
105.4 |
107.1 |
109.2 |
105.8 | |
Pr |
103.4 |
103.1 |
104.2 |
102.1 |
101.7 |
103.7 |
105.2 |
105.8 |
104.9 | |
II |
W |
100.7 |
100.3 |
101.1 |
100.7 |
101.3 |
99.5 |
100.6 |
99.2 |
101.6 |
Pu |
101.6 |
101.0 |
102.1 |
100.9 |
101.9 |
100.5 |
101.8 |
100.4 |
102.6 | |
Pr |
100.1 |
100.1 |
100.1 |
100.7 |
101.1 |
99.4 |
99.5 |
98.6 |
100.3 |
1 Excluding individual enterprises.
Table 4. Indices of average monthly earnings by sector 1, category of employees and sex, 2008, by quarter
Respective quarter of the previous year = 100
|
Total number of employees |
Of them | ||||||||
blue-collar workers |
white-collar workers | |||||||||
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females |
total |
males |
females | ||
|
Gross | |||||||||
I |
W |
123.8 |
124.7 |
122.8 |
126.8 |
127.9 |
124.2 |
122.3 |
122.5 |
122.3 |
Pu |
123.0 |
124.5 |
122.1 |
124.8 |
124.5 |
126.0 |
122.2 |
123.7 |
121.3 | |
Pr |
124.3 |
124.9 |
123.7 |
126.9 |
128.4 |
123.0 |
122.2 |
121.8 |
123.6 | |
II |
W |
122.5 |
122.1 |
123.1 |
123.4 |
123.3 |
123.9 |
121.7 |
120.7 |
122.6 |
Pu |
123.8 |
124.4 |
123.5 |
123.7 |
123.5 |
125.2 |
123.4 |
123.8 |
123.2 | |
Pr |
121.7 |
121.2 |
122.8 |
123.2 |
123.1 |
123.2 |
120.1 |
118.9 |
122.0 | |
|
Net | |||||||||
I |
W |
126.3 |
127.4 |
125.0 |
128.4 |
129.8 |
125.0 |
125.3 |
125.9 |
125.0 |
Pu |
125.6 |
127.4 |
124.5 |
125.8 |
126.3 |
125.8 |
125.1 |
127.0 |
124.1 | |
Pr |
126.8 |
127.6 |
125.8 |
128.6 |
130.3 |
124.2 |
125.2 |
125.2 |
126.2 | |
II |
W |
125.2 |
125.0 |
125.4 |
125.3 |
125.6 |
124.8 |
124.8 |
124.2 |
125.4 |
Pu |
126.5 |
127.4 |
126.0 |
125.0 |
125.6 |
125.2 |
126.4 |
127.2 |
126.0 | |
Pr |
124.4 |
124.2 |
125.0 |
125.2 |
125.5 |
124.5 |
123.3 |
122.4 |
124.7 | |
|
Real | |||||||||
I |
W |
114.2 |
115.2 |
113.0 |
116.1 |
117.4 |
113.0 |
113.3 |
113.8 |
113.0 |
Pu |
113.6 |
115.2 |
112.6 |
113.7 |
114.2 |
113.7 |
113.1 |
114.8 |
112.2 | |
Pr |
114.6 |
115.4 |
113.7 |
116.3 |
117.8 |
112.3 |
113.2 |
113.2 |
114.1 | |
II |
W |
111.7 |
111.5 |
111.9 |
111.8 |
112.0 |
111.3 |
111.3 |
110.8 |
111.9 |
Pu |
112.8 |
113.6 |
112.4 |
111.5 |
112.0 |
111.7 |
112.8 |
113.5 |
112.4 | |
Pr |
111.0 |
110.8 |
111.5 |
111.7 |
112.0 |
111.1 |
110.0 |
109.2 |
111.2 |
1 Excluding individual enterprises.
Table 5. Minimum rates 1, their changes and consumer price indices, 2008, by quarter
|
Minimum standard of living, LTL |
Minimum monthly earnings, LTL |
Minimum hourly wage, LTL |
Indices |
Consumer price indices | |||
of minimum standard of living |
of minimum monthly earnings |
of minimum hourly wage |
Previous quarter = 100 |
corresponding period of the previous year = 100 | ||||
I |
128 |
800 |
4.85 |
111.3 |
114.3 |
115.8 |
103.4 |
110.6 |
II |
128 |
800 |
4.85 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
103.1 |
112.1 |
1 Rates established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
Symbols:
W – whole economy;
Pu – public sector;
Pr – private sector.