The wage index unchanged from previous month
The wage index in February 2009 is 355.7 points, unchanged from the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 6.7%.
Real wages declined by 0.5% from previous month
The real wage index in February is 108.4 points, 0.5% lower than in previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has decreased by 9.3%.
| Wage Index 2008-2009 | |||||
| December 1988=100 | Change from previous month, % | Annual rate based on the change in the last | |||
| Index | 3 months, % | 6 months, % | 12 months, % | ||
| 2008 | |||||
| January | 330.9 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| February | 333.5 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| March | 337.6 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 9.2 | 7.8 |
| April | 340.5 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 8.2 |
| May | 342.0 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 7.9 |
| June | 346.2 | 1.2 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 8.5 |
| July | 348.8 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 9.1 |
| August | 350.4 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.1 |
| September | 352.2 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| October | 353.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 8.8 |
| November | 351.3 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.8 |
| December | 353.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 8.3 |
| Average | 345.0 | . | . | . | 8.1 |
| 2009 | |||||
| January | 355.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| February | 355.7 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| Wage index are calculated and published according to law no 89/1989. The wage index is based on average for fixed hours earnings each month, calculated and published in the month following calculation. | |||||