Agreed earnings have been up more strongly in France than in Germany for five years
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), agreed monthly earnings of employees in 2008 were up on average by 2.8% on a year earlier in Germany and by 3.1% in France. Hence, average increases in earnings in Germany were smaller than in France for the fifth year in a row. The harmonised consumer price index in 2008 was up 2.8% both in Germany and in France. For further information please call: Mirjam Bick, tel: (+49-611) 75-4327,
