Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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erage salaries have fallen by 15 per cent. It is evident that in Latvia, as in Estonia,
the new workplaces set up have a relatively low salary level. This is
particularly true of workplaces in the service sector. The very marked growth
in the net salaries at reorganised workplaces, measured by the mean value,
indicates that the salaries of most workers at workplaces of this kind have increased
considerably.
SALARY CHANGE AT OLD, REORGANISED AND NEW WORK-
PLACES
Net salary, deflated to 1998 price level using consumer price index (lat/month)
1998 2002
Change
(latis)
Change
(%)
OLD
Median 80 lat 94 lat +14 lat +17.5
WORKPLACE Mean 95 lat 104 lat +9 lat +9.5
REORGANISED Median 80 lat 94 lat +14 lat +17.5
WORKPLACE Mean 94 lat 122 lat +28 lat +29.8
NEW
Median 100 lat 85 lat -15 lat -15.0
WORKPLACE Mean 116 lat 122 lat +6 lat +5.2
NET WAGES AND SALARIES BY DECILES OLD, REORGANISED AND
NEW WORKPLACES IN LATVIA 1998 AND 2002
250,0
200,0
150,0
100,0
50,0
At constant (1998) prices, inflation controlled by consumer price index
Latis /month
1998 Old
2002 Old
1998 Reorganised
2002 Reorganised
1998 New
2002 New
0,0
10 % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
CHANGES: Old(%) 17,5 14,0 10,0 14,3 17,5 15,5 14,3 13,7 22,7
Reorganised(%) 4,8 14,0 20,0 14,5 17,5 20,9 22,0 30,8 33,1
New(%) 7,5 14,0 -4,6 -6,3 -15,0 9,0 4,4 6,7 15,2