The highest average salaries in July were recorded in air transportation / Photo from UNIAN
Real wages in Ukraine in July 2016 grew by 14.8% year-over-year, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Real wages in July 2016 from June 2016 were 0.9% up, it said.
The average monthly nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in July increased by 0.7% from June, to UAH 5,374 (about US$215). It is 3.7 times higher than the minimum wage in Ukraine, set at UAH 1,450 (about $58).
Read alsoUkrainian enterprises post UAH 63 bln profit, following losses one year earlierThe average nominal wage increased by 22.4% in July 2016 year-over-year.
The highest average salaries in July were recorded in air transportation (UAH 25,200, or $1,008), finance and insurance (UAH 10,400, or $416), and telecoms (UAH 9,200, or $368).
Read alsoKyiv's budget foresees additional UAH 150 mln for increase in health workers' salariesThe lowest average salary in July was paid for postal and courier services (UAH 2,900, or $116) and for hospitality and health care services (UAH 3,600, or $144).
The statistical data does not include reports from temporarily occupied areas in Crimea and Donbas.