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Romania’s real wages slightly up in July amid 12-month standstill
Average nominal wages in Romania increased by 5.5% y/y to RON 5,820 (EUR 1,111) in July, the steepest rate in the past 12 months – despite wages in the budgetary sector remaining fixed since November 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS.
iulian ernst · Journalist
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The rise in the minimum statutory wage in July contributed to the modest improvement, but further wage hikes remain uncertain under the current gloomy economic conditions.
Amid lower annual inflation, the moderate nominal rise in the average net wage resulted in a 2.5% y/y real contraction in July, which was still the best reading in twelve months (-4.5% y/y in H2 last year, -5.9% y/y in H1 this year).
