Average salary up by 4.8% y/y; employment up by 3.2% - GUS

In July, average monthly gross salaries in the Polish business sector increased by 4.8 percent on a yearly basis and employment grew by 3.2 percent y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. The number of people in employment totalled 5.761 million, which translates to an increase of 0.2 percent m/m. The average monthly gross salary in the business sector rose by 0.9 percent month-on month and amounted to PLN 4,292.