Incomes of Russians increased only nominally

Finansy21-12-2009 Revenues of Russians grew only nominally According to the Federal State Statistics Service, in November, the average salary in Russia amounted to 19,174 rubles. That on 1,7% more than in the previous month. When compared to the same period last year, nominally its growth was 8.4%. However, adjusted for inflation, real wages of Russians to November 2008 decreased by 0,7%. These are average figures, which means that there are those who began to earn more, and there are those whose income is reduced. According to the same statistics, the most vulnerable to the crisis phenomena in the economy were the motor trade, publishing and printing industry and construction. Also in the "cons" were all branches of engineering. In some areas, such as the oil industry and metallurgy, for the year wages in time, and slide down, and then rise again. Everything depended on fluctuations in world prices for oil and metals.