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Wage and salary earners’ real earnings decreased by 5.7 per cent in October to December

Release related to topics:Work, wages and livelihood
release | Index of wage and salary earnings 2022, 4th quarter

According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, the index of wage and salary earnings, which measures the rise in the nominal earnings of full-time wage and salary earners, rose by 2.7 per cent in October to December 2022 when compared with the respective period in 2021. Real earnings decreased by 5.7 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year because the rise in consumer prices was faster than that in the earnings level.

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  • The index of wage and salary earnings describing the nominal earnings of full-time wage and salary earners rose by 2.7 per cent in October to December 2022 when compared with the respective period of the year before.
  • In the private sector, the nominal earnings of wage and salary earners rose by 2.8 per cent in the last quarter of 2022, in the central government sector by 2.4 per cent and in the local government sector by 2.5 per cent.
  • By contrast, the real earnings of wage and salary earners fell by 5.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2022 because the rise in consumer prices was considerably faster.
  • The nominal earnings of wage and salary earners rose by 2.4 per cent on average and real earnings fell by 4.4 per cent in 2022.

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13ru
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  • Base of payment
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  • Base of payment
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11zv
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  • Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
  • Base of payment
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122l
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  • Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008
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    122j
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      11zu
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      122k
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      Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Index of wage and salary earnings [online publication].
      Reference period: 2022, 4th quarter. ISSN=1798-7814. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 1.8.2025].
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