Wage level in Republic of Kazakhstan in March 2009

/IRBIS, May 15, 09/ - Statistics Agency of Republic of Kazakhstan released today the information message on wage level in March 2009 at it official website: Quotation start In March 2009 average nominal wage per employee was KZT69,964 and increased compared with the corresponding month of last year by 12.6 %, in real terms - by 3.4 %, in January-February - respectively KZT62,671 and by 13.1 %, real wage index was 103.9 %. In the industrial structure still the highest wages are kept in financial activities - KZT135.5 th. (in 2,1 times exceeds the national level), in the mining industry - KZT115.6 th. (in 1.8 times ), in operations with real estate - KZT101.1 th. (in 1.6 times), as well as in transport and communications - KZT87.6 th. (in 1.3 times). The lowest wages are retained in agricultural and fishing - KZT26.7 th. and KZT27.8 th., which is lower than the average in the country in 58-60 %. At regional level the highest wages are kept in the Atyrau oblast - KZT129.0 th., that is 2.0 times higher than the average. In North Kazakhstan region its value amounted to KZT43.1 th., Zhambyl - KZT43.2 th., Akmola - KZT45.5 th., what is 31-35 % below the national average. Quotation end [2009-05-15]