KIEV, Nov. 27 - Actual year-on-year wages in Ukraine fell in October 2009 by 10.9%, while in October 2008 it grew by 4.8% year-over-year, the State Statistics Committee has reported.

According to the committee, the average nominal wage in October 2009 grew by 1.7% from October 2008 and fell by 0.7% from September 2009, to UAH 1,950.