WIESBADEN- According to provisional results, agreed monthly earnings in Germany rose by 2.1% in 2015 on a year earlier. The items included in the calculation were the agreed basic remuneration and agreed extra payments such as one-off payments, annual extra payments or agreed back payments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that, not taking into consideration extra payments, the increase is expected to have been 2.5% in 2015 year on year.
According to provisional results, consumer prices rose by 0.3% in the same period.

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