Net average salary in Romania inches 0.8 percent m/m in July, to 1,390 lei

The net average salary had advanced by 1.7 percent in June over May, to 1,379 lei.

The annual growth rate braked at 6.3 percent, from 8.3 percent in June. 

The gross average salary amounted to 1,901 lei in the seventh month this year, 0.7 percent above the one in the previous month. 

The largest net salaries were paid in July for air transportation activities (3,400 lei), while the smaller ones were recorded in the wood processing industry (807 lei). 

The purchasing power was 26.3 percent bigger in July 2009 compared to October 1990, INS also showed.