The actual income received by workers in Brazil grew 2.9% in the quarter ending in October, compared with the previous three months, and reached R$ 2,754 or US$520.
The data were released by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) on Wednesday (30) morning.
With the evolution for the 4th month in a row, the PNAD Continuous figures show that the accurate usual income mass reached R$269.5 billion, a record in the historical series that began in 2012.
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The average Brazilian wage rose 2.9% in October, reaching R$2,754 or US$520.
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Among the placements, the highlight is the increase in the group of employees in the public sector (3.4%, or R$137 more) and the self-employed (3.3%, or R$69 more), according to IBGE.
Besides, the employee with a signed work permit (3.1%, or more R$79).
As for the groups, the most significant pay increases were in transport, storage and mail (6.5%, or more R$ 163), agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing, and aquaculture (5.7%, or more R$ 100), and construction (5.5%, or more R$ 114).
