BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 16
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The majority of sectors indicated the increase of the average monthly earnings in the third quarter of 2019 in Georgia compared to the same quarter of the previous year, Trend reports referring to the Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).
In terms of economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in construction - 2,008 lari ($703.4), annual growth by 16.4 percent; information and communication - 1,958 lari ($685.8), annual growth by 9.7 percent; professional, scientific and technical activities – 1,936 lari ($678.1), annual growth by 3.7 percent; and financial and insurance activities – 1,898 lari ($664.8), annual growth by 19.4 percent.
In the third quarter of 2019, the average earnings equaled to 924 lari ($323.6) for women, while 1,475 lari ($516.6) for men; with the annual growth of earnings amounted to 72.2 lari ($25.2) and 115.2 lari ($40.3), respectively. In the majority of sectors of the economy, the average monthly earnings of men were higher compared to women.
In the third quarter of 2019, the average monthly earnings of hired employees in business sector increased by 129.5 lari ($45.3) compared to the same quarter of the previous year and equaled to 1,316 lari ($460.9).
In terms of economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in the professional, scientific and technical activities - 2,191 lari ($767.5), annual growth by 0.3 percent; and construction - 2,023 lari ($708.6), annual growth by 16.6 percent.
The average monthly earnings in Georgia increased by 91.6 lari ($32) in the third quarter of 20019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 and amounted to 1,217 lari ($426.3) in Georgia.
In the third quarter of 2019, the average monthly earnings of hired employees in non-business and financial sector increased by 22.5 lari ($7.8) compared to the second quarter of 2018 and amounted to 1,042 lari ($365).
In terms of economic activity, the highest monthly earnings were observed in the financial and insurance activities as well as in the public administration and defense sectors.
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