Wages and salaries sum increased in Septemper 2026 year-on-year

Wages and salaries sum increased by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the private sector in Septemper

The working day adjusted wages and salaries sum was 2.2 per cent higher in the private sector in Septemper than twelve months earlier. The wages and salaries sum in the public sector was 3.1 per cent higher than a year earlier in the corresponding period. In the private sector, the seasonally adjusted wages and salaries sum decreased by 0.6 per cent and increased in the public sector by 0.5 per cent in Septemper from the month before.

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Wages and salaries increased in most main private-sector industries

The working day adjusted wages and salaries sum grew in Septemper 2026 in the industries of construction, manufacturing, other services and private education but decreased in the industries of private health and social work and finance and insurance compared to Septemper 2025. The working day adjusted wages and salaries stayed at the same level in the industry of trade compared to Septemper 2025. The working day adjusted wages and salaries sum increased in the industries of construction (4.2%), manufacturing (3.0%), other services (2,5%) and private education (0,7%). At the same period the working day adjusted wages and salaries sum decreased in the industries of private health and social work (-1.4%) and finance and insurance (-0,1%).

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The factors caused by the variation in the number of weekdays are taken into account in adjustment for working days. This means taking into consideration the lengths of months, different weekdays and holidays. In addition, seasonal variation is eliminated from seasonally adjusted series, on account of which it makes sense to compare observations of two successive months as well.