28 February 2007
Average inflation-adjusted monthly pay reported down 9.5 percent in January

Belarus' average before-tax monthly pay dropped by 7.6 percent to 617,244 rubels this past January compared with December 2006, while consumer prices rose by 1.9 percent, according to the country's Ministry of Statistics and Analysis.

Real average pay reportedly dropped by 9.5 percent in January 2007.

The dollar equivalent of average before-tax monthly pay fell from $312.2 in December 2006 to $288.4 in January 2007, and the euro equivalent dropped from €237.1 to €222.6.

In 2006, average before-tax monthly pay increased by 18.8 percent and inflation-adjusted average pay by 11.5 percent. //BelaPAN