Regular pay in January averaged NT$44,369 (US$1,562.12), up 0.89 percent from a month earlier and 2.91 percent year-on-year, the
Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said on Thursday.
The monthly growth was the highest since July last year, but the real annual increase was only 0.06 percent after deducting a 2.84 percent rise in the consumer price index, Department of Census Deputy Director Chen Hui-hsin (陳惠欣) said.
The largest hike was in the securities and financial sector, with the average regular salary increasing 4.78 percent, while the air cargo transport industry (up 3.39 percent) was second and the marine transport sector (up
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