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Labour costs per hour in Bulgaria up by 11 percent year-on-year

During the second quarter of 2017 overall employers’ expenditures per hour worked by their employees went up by 11 percent compared to the same period of 2016, National Statistical Institute data indicate.

The increase in industry is by 10.6 percent, in the services sector – by 11.5 percent, in construction – by 4.7 percent. The increase is biggest in real estate – 16.8 percent.




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