The real average weekly salary in the United States fell 1.1% in April from a year earlier.

Xinhua News Agency, May 10, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the real average weekly wage increased by 0.1% month-on-month in April, and the real average weekly wage fell 1.1% in April compared with the same period last year. The real average hourly wage fell 0.5 per cent in April from a year earlier. The real average weekly salary fell $4.07 from a year earlier to $378.84.