Penza, 3 July 2016. PenzaNews. The average salary at the Penza region industrial enterprises over January-May 2016 was calculated at 26,089 rubles, says the regional Ministry of Industry.

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According to it, this is 7% more year-to-year.

Moreover, the figures are above the average salary in the Penza region (23,677 rubles, according to the Industry Ministry).

As Penzanews reported earlier, the Penza region has achieved the industrial production index of 100.2% in January-May 2016, which is above the average in Russia (100.1%) and the Volga Federal District (99%).

In addition, the Penza region is on the seventh best region in the VFD sorted by the index.