The average salary of Russians rose to the highest since December 2015 – RBC

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In June 2016, real wages of the average Russian, according to the calculations of statisticians, increased by 1.4%. The average nominal wage increased by 9%, to 38.59 thousand. Rub.

The average monthly salary in Russia rose to the highest since December last year, the level of the Federal State Statistics Service should report on the socio-economic situation in the country . According to the calculations of statisticians, in June 2016 the Russian average size of nominal wage amounted to 38.59 ths. Rub., Which is 3.5% more than in May (37.27 thousand. Rub.) And 9% more than was in June last year (35 395 rub.).

in the first half of 2016 the size of the average wage in Russia amounted to 35.73 ths. rub., which is 7.8% more than in January June 2015.

the real wages of the average Russian, that is, the purchasing power it receives from the employer money for the first month of the summer rose by 1.4%. Growth appeared greatest in the second quarter, faster than in June, real wages of Russians last grew in March 2016.

At the same time, real disposable incomes of Russians (that is, the money that remains with the person on hands after all the mandatory payments, and can be spent on their own needs or postponed for the future) continued to decline. In June 2016, they fell to an annual rate of 4,8%

Compared to the previous two months of falling real incomes of Russians slowed (it was 5.2% in May, while in April – 7%)., however, the situation has improved too early. According to official data, the incomes of Russians reduced 20 months in a row (the last time their annualized growth was registered in October 2014) and continue to fall, despite the fact that to compare their current level is necessary to Rosstat has fallen heavily from performance. In general, the first half of 2016 the real incomes of Russians decreased by 5%.

It was reported earlier that the Ministry of Economic Development has developed a scenario of withdrawal of the Russian economy from the crisis by reducing the income and purchasing power. According to the forecast agency, in 2016, real disposable incomes of the population should be reduced by 2.8% and in 2017 -. To 0,3%

The report of Rosstat also notes that in June 2016, Russia there were 4.2 million unemployed, representing 5.4% of the economically active population. Compared to June 2015 the total number of unemployed in Russia grew by 2.1%.