KYIV, July 28 - Real wages in Ukraine in June 2017 grew by 18.9% from June 2016 and increased by 5.8% compared to May 2017, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported on Friday.

The average nominal salary of full-time employees in June 2017 increased by 7.6% compared to May 2017, while it grew by 37.9% compared to June 2016, to UAH 7,360. It was UAH 6,840 in May, UAH 6,659 in April, UAH 6,752 in March, UAH 6,209 in February, and UAH 6,008 in January, the agency said.