Wages rise for the first time in three months in Japan
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July 07, 2011 by
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According to figures released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Tuesday, nominal average monthly cash earnings per regular employee in Japan rose 1.1% year-on-year to Y271,621 in May. Overtime pay fell 3.2% in May, according to the data.
Base wages fell 0.4% in May, for the fifth straight month with a year-on-yeah drop.