Statistics: Russia’s wage arrears fall 4.3% to 3 bln rbl in Nov

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (PRIME) -- Russian wage arrears decreased 4.3% in November to 3.07 billion rubles as of December 1, the Federal State Statistics Service said in a statement on Tuesday.

Wage arrears that emerged in 2017 accounted for 529 million rubles or 17.2% of the sum, and arrears that emerged in 2016 or earlier account for 1.011 billion rubles, or for 32.9% of the sum.

(66.6208 rubles – U.S. $1)

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