According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the index of the average monthly net wage paid per employee in January 2012, compared to January 2011, was 99.8.
This decrease is caused by the decrease of the average monthly net wage paid per employee in the sectors: Financial and insurance activities (17.3%), Administrative and support service activities (6.0%) and Arts, entertainment and recreation (3.0%).
A decrease in the average monthly net wage paid per employee compared to the previous month was recorded in the sectors: Information and communication (27.2%), Administrative and support service activities (14.3%) and Other service activities (8.7%).
The average monthly net wage paid per employee in January 2012 was 20 982 denars.
In January 2012, 2.3% of the employees in the Republic of Macedonia did not receive any payment.