Gross average salary increased to RON2,147 in July, from RON2,140 in the previous month.
Staff in the storage and transport related sectors received the highest salary raise in July (up 14.6% from June), followed by personnel in the insurance and auto industries (pay increases between 10% and 11% on the month).
At the opposite end, Romanians working in the telecom and tobacco sectors received by 17.9% and 15.6% less compared with June, the data showed.
In July compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 5.8% in nominal terms. (EUR1=RON4.4898)