Average salary up by 7.3 pct

The average monthly salary in the Czech Republic rose by 7.3 percent in 2007, amounting to 21,692 crowns, or more than 1300 U.S. dollars, the Czech Statistical Office said on Thursday. 2007 saw the largest increase in the average salary in the last four years. Economists estimate that this year the average salary in the Czech Republic will rise further reaching 23,000 crowns, or just over 1400 U.S. dollars, per month