KYIV, Oct 27 - The total amount of wage arrears in Ukraine in September 2017 increased by 5.6%, since the beginning of the year rose by 37.8% and as of October 1, 2017 stood at UAH 2.47 billion, the State Statistics Service has said.

According to its data, in September wage arrears at economically active enterprises increased by 9.1% and as of October 1 of this year amounted to UAH 1.343 billion.