Labor productivity up 9.3 percent in industry

In the processing industry, productivity growth rate was 10.1 percent, while labor productivity in the energy, gas and water sectors went up to 9.5 percent 

The growth rate is the same as the one registered in the first six months of the year. However, in H1, the advance was lower compared to the 9.9 percent growth registered in the first half of 2007. 

In the first seven months, productivity growth rate was significantly below the 25.8 percent annual increase of the average salary. (NewsIn)