March 3 (Reuters) - The real average wage in Slovakia
dropped for a fourth straight quarter, falling by 7.6%
year-on-year in the October-December period to post its biggest
fall since 2000, the statistics office said on Friday.
For all of 2022, real wages fell by 4.5%, amid fast-rising
inflation, the office said. Nominal wages rose by 7.7%, it said.
The statistics office also said nominal wage increases were
recorded in all sectors although below inflation.
Average inflation hit a three-decade high of 12.8% in 2022,
with the headline rate sitting above 15% in January.
(Reporting by Jason Hovet in Prague; Editing by Subhranshu
Sahu)
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