Real earnings per payroll employee fall amid rising prices

Average earnings per payroll employee within the industrial and service sectors recorded annual growth of 1.37 percent from January to August, but a rise in the consumer price index (CPI) meant a drop in real spending power, according to the latest official statistics.

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