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

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taken <strong>in</strong>to account, Lithuania's public-sector salaries <strong>in</strong> terms of <strong>the</strong> median<br />

have grown by 13 per cent. The average rise <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> private sector is only less<br />

than half of this.<br />

SALARY CHANGE IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS<br />

Net salary, deflated to 1998 price level us<strong>in</strong>g consumer price <strong>in</strong>dex (lit/month)<br />

1998 <strong>2002</strong><br />

Change<br />

(litas)<br />

Change<br />

(%)<br />

PRIVATE Median 550 582 +32 +5.8<br />

SECTOR Mean 695 689 -6 -0.9<br />

PUBLIC Median 600 679 +79 +13.2<br />

SECTOR Mean 639 707 +68 +10.6<br />

NET WAGES AND SALARIES BY DECILES 1998 AND <strong>2002</strong><br />

IN LITHUANIA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS<br />

1400,0<br />

1200,0<br />

1000,0<br />

800,0<br />

600,0<br />

400,0<br />

200,0<br />

At constant (1998) price, <strong>in</strong>flation controlled by consumer price <strong>in</strong>dex<br />

Litas/month<br />

1998private<br />

<strong>2002</strong>private<br />

1998public<br />

<strong>2002</strong>public<br />

0,0<br />

10 % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%<br />

Change private(%) 5,3 -3,0 3,8 -3,0 5,8 2,9 -3,0 -3,0 5,1<br />

Change public(%) 1,5 1,8 9,5 16,4 13,2 8,5 3,5 8,3 6,6<br />

An exam<strong>in</strong>ation of <strong>the</strong> deciles reveals that <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> public sector, <strong>the</strong> salaries of<br />

<strong>the</strong> middle-<strong>in</strong>come workers have risen ra<strong>the</strong>r sharply. The changes <strong>in</strong> different<br />

salary groups <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> private sector have been relatively small, and <strong>the</strong>y vary <strong>in</strong>

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