Wage development in 2019: Swiss wage index Increase of 0.9% in nominal wages in 2019 and of 0.5% in real wages
Increase of 0.9% in nominal wages in 2022 and 1.9% decline in real wages
29.06.2020 - The Swiss nominal wage index rose by 0.9% on average in 2019 compared with 2018. It settled at 102.5 points (base 2015 = 100). Given an average annual inflation rate of +0.4%, real wages registered an in-crease of 0.5% in the whole economy (101.1 points, base 2015 = 100) according to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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