In Ukraine soared arrears of wages

The amount of the debt.

The amount of debt on salary payment in November reached 2,582 billion.

The total arrears of wages in Ukraine in November 2017 rose 5.1% since the beginning of the year – 44,2% and by 1 December reached 2,582 billion.

As noted, in November, the amount of arrears of wages of economically active enterprises increased by 9.3% and by 1 December of the year totaled 1,457 billion.

In November, the arrears of wages decreased in Vinnytsia (10.4%), Ternopil (by 10.0%), Chernihiv (4.6%), Lviv (2.3%), Zaporizhzhya (1.2%), Kharkiv (0.7%) regions and in Kyiv (1.9%).

The growth of wage arrears in the last month was recorded in Chernivtsi (2.2%), Transcarpathian (1.7 times), Ivano-Frankivsk (31.6%), Cherkasy (by 18.2%), Khmelnytskyi (14.6%), Kirovohrad (by 10.5%), Kherson (8.3%), Poltava (6.1%), Dnipropetrovsk (4.8%), Volyn (by 4.3%), Kyiv (3.5%), Rivne (by 2.5%), Nicholas (2.4%) regions.

By early December, more than three-quarters of the amount of the debt of economically active enterprises accounted for the industry (77,6%). With almost half the amount of debt formed in Donetsk (31.2%) and Luhansk (16,5%) regions.

In November 2017, the arrears of wages increased in education – 50,3% (to 12.84 million UAH), temporary accommodation and food – 38.7% (up to 4,163 million UAH), health care – 21.1% (up to 43,876 million UAH), art, sports, entertainment and recreation by 15.1% (to UAH 3,278 million), activities in the field of administrative and support services – 14.3% (up to 9,663 million UAH).

Also increased the debt of public administration and defence, compulsory social insurance – 8.7% (up to 6,222 million UAH), industry – by 5.2% (up to 1,988 billion), transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities 4.8% (198,709 million), professional, scientific and technical activities – by 3.3% (117,308 million UAH), construction – 1.9% (90,223 million UAH), information and telecommunications – 1.6% (6,493 million UAH), wholesale and retail trade – 1.4% (17,834 million UAH).

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This reduction of wage arrears was observed in financial and insurance sectors – by 16.9% (up to 17,457 million), agriculture – 2.1% (11,203 million UAH), on operations with real estate – 1.2% (47,378 million UAH).

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