This level represents a progress of 8.1% compared to the similar period a year ago, and is 10.7% higher than the pre-pandemic level for that moving quarter. However, the gap between the salaries of men and women continues to widen.
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The average monthly income in Metropolitan Lima was S/1,982 in the moving quarter of December (2023), January and February (2024), reported the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).
This level represents a progress of 8.1% compared to the similar period a year ago, and is 10.7% higher than the pre-pandemic level for that moving quarter.
It should be noted that inflation closed last year at 3.41%, below the data for 2021 and 2022, which were 6.99% and 8.56%, respectively. This data is critical to understanding the real progress of average income.
In descending order, the sectors that showed a better performance of average monthly salaries in the study period were Construction (S/2,122), Services (S/2,129), Manufacturing (S/2,031) and Commerce (S/1,463), the latter with the lowest performance compared to pre-emergency levels.
Furthermore, the gap between men and women continues to widen: the average income for women was S/1,616, and that of men S/2,289, a difference of S/673. A year ago, the average difference was S/552.
Regarding age groups, INEI reported that the average income for the population between 14 and 24 years of age was S/1,206; for the threshold between 25 and 44 years, S/2,126; and for those over 45 years of age, S/2,058.
Written and digital press journalist, graduated from the Federico Villarreal National University (UNFV). Currently, in La República, where he writes about economics, with emphasis on hydrocarbons, mining and social conflict.
Source: Larepublica
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