(RTTNews) - Thursday, a report by Statistics Finland said the wages and salaries in the whole of the economy fell 0.1% year-on-year in the March to May period, in contrast to a growth of 8.4% last year.

During the period, wages and salaries dropped the most by 8.1% in the manufacturing sector, followed by a 4.7% fall in the financial intermediation sector. At the same time, the fastest growth of 10.3% was in the health and social work.

In May, the wages and salaries for the whole economy dropped 1.3% compared to the previous year.

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