Nominal salary in Armenia in Q I of 2016 slowed down its growth to 1,1% due to the fdropdown of state employees salaries

ArmInfo. Nominal salary in  Armenia in January-March of 2017 formed  AMD 183643 (USD 378), with  annual growth just for 1,1% and  in March - for 2,6%. In March 2017  versus March 2016 the nominal salary increased for 1,2% ( against 3,4  % a year ago).

For the comparison, in January-March 2016 the nominal  salary in Armenia faced annual growth for 3,5% ( only in march - for  2,6%), and in January-March 2015 - annual growth for 10,3 % (only for  March - for 1,6%). 

According to preliminary data of  national Statistics Service of  Armenia, the  nominal budget based salary in QI 2017 formed AMD  155125 (USD 319), which is 1,8% lower than the similar indicator for  the year of 2016. At that, the salary in private sector in annual  view increased for 2,2%, forming AMD 219613.