The graph above shows how the revenue from social security contributions is changing. Since Latvian social security contributions are a fixed % of person's salary (except for very high incomes), the average salary increase should be about the same. And increases have slowed down from about 40%/year to slightly less than 20%/year. The next graph shows the same data, adjusted for inflation (which has been steadily rising):
We are at a point when salaries are no longer increasing faster than inflation. And, given the trend, in a few months, they will be increasing substantially slower than the inflation. The economic slowdown is starting to affect almost everyone.Also, at my work, I'm starting to get questions of the type "Do you have openings in your organization?". Just a year ago, it was organizations having to look for employees, not the other way around. Things are changing and labour market is getting tighter.
In short, the economy is starting to hurt and it will get worse. Given the scale of economic inbalances in Latvia'2007, this was inevitable. I'm only hoping that this recession lasts a year or two, not 5-7 years.
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Hello! It is very interesting your blog for those who don't know about the Baltic countries. What is the average wage in Latvia? And the median? Thanks! George
The information on average salaries is available here:
http://www.csb.gov.lv/csp/content/?cat=2304
Q1 2008 average was 455 lats/month = 650 euros/month.
I have not seen any statistics about the median but I would expect it to be slightly smaller than the average (as it usually is for the incomes).
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This is interesting because even thought the economy in that country is slowly down the salaries are increasing, in my country it's something different because the salaries are down faster, I mean everyday he have to pay more for food and the salaries are the same.
This can't actually work, I suppose like this.
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