In the III quarter of the 2019 year, the average monthly earnings in Georgia increased by 91.6 Gel compared to the second quarter of the previous year and amounted to 1 217.1 Gel, National Statistics Office of Georgia reports.
Earning Statistics
III quarter 2019??
?Average monthly nominal earnings of employees?1 217.1 GEL
➡️Rising by 8.1% Y-O-Y
?Business sector?1 316.2 GEL, up by 10.9%
?Non-business sector?1 042.0 GEL, up by 2.2%
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In the III quarter of 2019, the majority of sectors indicated the increase in the average monthly earnings compared to the same quarter of the previous year. According to the economic activity the highest monthly earnings were observed in the following fields:
• Construction – 2 008.4 Gel (annual growth – 16.4 percent)
• Information and communication – 1 958.7 Gel (annual growth – 9.7 per cent)
• Professional, scientific and technical activities – 1 936.2 Gel (annual growth – 3.7 per cent)
• Financial and insurance activities – 1 898.6 Gel (annual growth – 19.4 per cent)
As for average monthly earnings by sex, in the III quarter of 2019, the average earnings equaled to 924.1 Gel for women, while 1 475.7 Gel for men and the annual growth of earnings amounted to 72.2 and 115.2 Gel, respectively. In the majority of sectors of the economy, the average monthly earnings of men were higher compared to women.
