At the beginning of this year, the State Statistical Office applied the new National Classification of Activities (NACE Rev.2) for collecting and processing data on the average monthly gross wages.
The monthly indices of the average gross wage per employee for 2010 are processed according to the new National Classification of Activities (NACE Rev.2).
According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the index of the average monthly gross wage paid per employee in August 2011, compared to August 2010, was 101.7
This increase is caused by the increase of the average monthly gross wage paid per employee in the sectors: Other service activities (23.7%), Professional, scientific and technical activities (8.9%) and Arts, entertainment and recreation (8.6%).
The biggest growth in the average monthly gross wage paid per employee compared to the previous month was recorded in the sectors: Mining and quarrying (10.0%), Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (3.5%) and Real estate activities (3.3%).
The average monthly gross wage paid per employee in August 2011 was 30 715 denars.
In August 2011, 3.1% of the employees in the Republic of Macedonia did not receive any payment.