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Wages and salaries sum grew in August 2022

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release | Wage and salary indices 2022, August

According to Statistics Finland’s data, the  working day adjusted wages and salaries  sum of the whole economy was 7.2 per  cent higher in August 2022 than in August 2021. The seasonally adjusted wages and salaries sum of the whole economy  increased by 0.8 per cent in August from the  month before.

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  • The working day adjusted wages and salaries sum grew by 7.2 per cent in August 2022 year-on-year.

  • The seasonally adjusted wages and salaries sum increased in August 2022 by 0.8 per cent from the previous month.

Figures

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Trends in the sum of wages and salaries by industry (TOL 2008)

Trends in the sum of wages and salaries by sector (S 2012)

Tables

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Year-on-year change in the working day adjusted wages and salaries sum by industry and sector, % (TOL 2008 and S 2012)

Revision of annual changes in the wages and salaries sum in main industries 1)

Revision of long-term annual changes in the wages and salaries sum in main industries in 2020

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Wage and salary indices [online publication].
Reference period: 2022, August. ISSN=1798-6125. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 29.4.2025].
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