Salaries in ex-Yu Countries: In Slovenia 1,077 Euros, in Macedonia 399

The average net salary in Slovenia in May was 1,077.77, which is the highest among all Yugoslav states, as well as the only salary in the so-called region that exceeds one thousand euros, writes al Jazeera.

The next highest average salary in May was in Croatia, 866.95 euros (6,352 kuna), followed by Montenegro with a salary of 511 euros.

>>>DZS: Average net salary in May increased by 3.4 percent, to 6,352 kuna

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average salary in May was 448.59 euros (881 convertible marks), and in Serbia 426 euros (50,377 dinars).

The lowest salary paid in May this year in ex-Yu countries was in Macedonia, amounting to 399.28 euros (24,509 denars).

It should be emphasized that the average paid salary in the region has increased the most in Croatia compared to the end of last year, by 71.42 euros (it was 795.53 euros), while in Serbia it increased by 29.71 euros (it was 396.29 euros), and in Slovenia by 21.30 euros (it was 1,056.47 euros).

Slovenia is the only country with a surplus

Slovenia is the only country from the former Yugoslavia that achieved a surplus in foreign trade exchange with abroad during 2018. The coverage of imports by exports in Slovenia was 102.1 percent in the first five months of this year.

After Slovenia, Serbia is the second country in the region with import coverage by exports at the level of 76.3 percent for the first six months of this year. However, this is 2.9 percent less than in the same period last year when that level was 79.2 percent.

>>>Average salary in Zagreb approaches the amount of one thousand euros – in April it reached 7,235 kuna

The coverage of imports by exports in Macedonia for the first five months of this year was at the level of 74.7 percent, in Bosnia and Herzegovina for six months in 2018 it was 62.48 percent, and in Croatia for the first five months of this year it was 59.7 percent.

The lowest import coverage by exports was in Montenegro for the first six months of this year, at just 16.5 percent. However, this is 0.8 percent higher compared to the same period last year when that level was 15.7 percent.