BUDAPEST, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Hungary's gross average
wages rose by an annual 17.9% in December following
a 16.7% increase in November, the Central Statistics Office
(KSH) said on Thursday.
Wage growth was fuelled by a rise of the minimum wage, as
well as previously scheduled wage hikes and supplementary wage
increases, the KSH said.
(% change from pvs year) Dec 2022 Nov 2022 Dec 2021
GROSS WAGE GROWTH 17.9 16.7 9.8
Private sector 18.3 18.7 8.4
Public sector 17.6 10.5 8.2
(Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)
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