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Average salary jumps 18.8%

THE AVERAGE salary in China's urban areas has increased to 16,675 yuan(US$2,233) during the first three quarters of this year, a year-on-year jump of 18.8 percent, the National Statistic Bureau said today. Employees of state-owned enterprises were the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Mon, Oct 29 2007

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