The average nominal monthly salary posted the highest annual September increase in the sale and repair of motor vehicles - by 8.5 percent to ?1,057, the Statistics Office reported on Monday. Other nominal salary increases were as follows: in restaurants and pubs - by 7.9 percent to 520 euros; in accommodation - by 7.8 percent to 801 euros; in wholesale - by 7.3 percent to 1,014 euros; in retail - by 6.3 percent to 764 euros; in selected market services - by 5.7 percent to 1,007 euros; in industry - by 5.2 percent to 1,127 euros; in transport and warehousing - by 5.2 percent to 1,005 euros; in construction - by 4.8 percent to 738 euros; and in information and communication services - by 3.6 percent to 1,875 euros.