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with Вr833.8 (up 7.4%), Vitebsk Oblast with BYN830 (up 6.6%), and Mogilev Oblast with BYN817.3 (up 6.4%). All in all, the real salary (the salary calculated taking into account the growth in consumer prices for goods and services) rose 7.5% over the same period in 2018. The highest earning sectors were aviation (BYN2,782.8), information and communication (BYN3,011), including information technology and information services (BYN4,231.7), as well as supporting activities in the field of financial services and insurance (BYN2,640). Other high earning sectors included production of chemical products, cox and processed petroleum products, mining, computers and peripheral equipment. The lowest earners were people working at institutions providing special care and social workers (BYN563.9), people working in culture and entertainment (BYN592.6), employees of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions (BYN547.7), people working at hairdressing and beauty salons (BYN469.6).
4.5.2 Retail sector dynamics
The World Bank says the cyclical economic recovery is being led by growth in consumption and exports. Stronger domestic demand and increased exports helped GDP growth accelerate over six straight quarters to 3.9% by the second quarter of 2018. Real wages rose, outpacing productivity growth throughout the second half of 2017 and during 2018, fuelling household consumption, which grew by 10.2% year-on-year (y/y) in the second quarter of 2018.
15 BELARUS Country Report March 2019 www.intellinews.com