Average salaries of public sector employees in May increased by 2.1% - Belstat

July 20, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. In Belarus, the nominal accrued average monthly wage in the budget sector industries in January-May of the current year amounted to Br826.8 thousand, the National Statistical Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. The average wage of public sector employees in May 2010 was Br859.1 thousand and increased by 2.1%, or Br17.8 thousand, compared to April of the current year. The real wage of employees of state-funded organizations in January-May of this year increased by 3.4% compared to the same period last year. This indicator increased by 1.3% in May compared to April 2010. In healthcare organizations, the average wage in May was Br855.2 thousand, in educational institutions - Br768.9 thousand. In organizations of science and scientific services, this indicator was Br1 million 540.8 thousand, including in institutions conducting research work - Br1 million 511.9 thousand, of which in the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus - Br1 million 368.2 thousand. Belstat noted that in organizations of culture and arts, the average wage in May was Br833.7 thousand. For employees of organizations of physical culture and sports, the average earnings reached Br1 million 180 thousand. As BELTA reported, the nominal accrued average monthly wage of employees in Belarus (excluding small businesses of non-state ownership) in January-May of the current year amounted to Br1 million 78.2 thousand. The May average wage increased by 3.7% (by Br41.6 thousand) compared to April and amounted to Br1 million 158.4 thousand. Real wages (calculated taking into account the growth of consumer prices for goods and services) in January-May of this year increased by 6.9% compared to January-May 2009. This indicator increased by 2.9% in May compared to April 2010. In industrial enterprises of Belarus, the average wage in May was Br1 million 298.7 thousand, which is 12.1% higher than the national average wage.