January average wage: lower than in November 2018

BELTA
BELTA

January 2019 average wage totalled 982 roubles in Belarus, PM Syarhei Rumas announced at a governmental meeting on February 19. 

"As the government expected, the average wage totalled 982 roubles in January,” the press service of the Council of Ministers quotes his words.

By the way, the wage was lower than in December (1115.3 roubles). It was even lower than in November 2018 (994 roubles). It is worth noting that the average wage in November was also lower than in the previous months.