
In monthly terms, the average wage went up by 6.9 percent.
Economists polled by PAP expected a 12.4-percent annual increase in the corporate wage in December and a 8.9-percent rise from November.
December's corporate employment increased by 2.2 percent year on year and remained unchanged percent month on month, against a 2.3-percent annual increase and a no monthly change forecast by economists surveyed by PAP. (PAP)