Gross average salary increased 1.6% on the month to RON2,173, the data showed.

Staff in the financial sector received the highest salary raise in November (up 21.6% from October), followed by personnel in the auto and oil industries (pay increases between 7% and 9% on the month).

At the opposite end, Romanians working in coalmining and steel industries received by 16.5% and 8.5% less compared with October, the data showed.

In November compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 5.6% in nominal terms. (EUR1=RON4.3753)