The average monthly net salary in Bosnia and Herzegovina for October this year was 1,156 Bosnian marks per emplyoe, which is a nominal growth of 11 percent compared to December last year. The average salary is is nominally higher by 14.8 percent compared to October last year.

The lowest average net salaries in October were paid for the services of providing accommodation, food preparing and serving and it amounted to 745 marks, followed by the construction sector and the salaries in the amount of 840 marks, and wholesale and retail trade with average salary of 887 marks.

On the other hand, the highest average salaries paid in the sector of financial and insurance services and it amounted to 1,665 marks, followed by the information and communication sectors and the average salary of 1,631 marks, while in the sector of the production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning it amounted to 1,624 marks, according to the Boosnia's Statistics Agency.

The average monthly gross salary fir October this year was 1,779 marks per eomployee and is nominally higher by 10.9 percent compared to December last year, and by 14.7 percent compared to October last year.

(1€ = 1.96 BAM)