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SARAJEVO, June 12 (FENA) - The consumer basket reported by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina for May 2023 was 2,748.60 KM.
The average salary in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for March 2023 was 1,265 KM, which is the latest data published by the FBiH Bureau of Statistics. The minimum wage, according to the Decision of the Government of FBiH, was 596 KM.
The coverage of the consumer basket by the average salary is 46.02 percent, and by the minimum wage is 21.68 percent.
When analyzing the Consumer Basket, the average salary paid in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was taken into account, as well as the minimum living expenses of a four-member family consisting of two adults and two children, one of whom is in high school and the other in elementary school.
The consumer basket itself consists of food - 42.51 percent, housing and communal services - 14.19 percent, hygiene and health maintenance - 8.81 percent, education and culture - 11, 28 percent, clothing and footwear - 10.91 percent, transportation - 5.02 percent and household maintenance - 7.28 percent.
In the food category, prices from three shopping centers were used for 86 items. When it comes to hygiene and health maintenance, expenses for ten items were included, and for housing and communal services, expenses for six items were included, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of BiH announced.
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