“In the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, hourly wage rose by around 20% in just two years (2004 and 2005), and the growth was the fastest in the Czech Republic (+21.5%),” the CSU said. By growth of labor productivity, Slovakia ranks ahead of the Czech Republic. “In 2003, Slovakia’s labor productivity was 63.2% and the Czech Republic’s 66.5% of the EU-27 average. In 2007, the prcentage increased to 75.5% and 73.5%, respectively, according to Eurostat data, the CSU said. By per capita GDP, the Czech Republic is among the leaders, alongside Cyprus, Slovenia and Malta. Their per capita GDP is higher than 70% of the EU-27 average. Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia in the second group have per capita GDP at between 60 to 70% of the EU-27 average. (praguemonitor).
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