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26th May 2017
03:09pm BST

The highest average weekly earnings of €1,162.16, for example, were in the Financial, insurance and real estate sector, followed by the Information and Communication sector at €1,094.84.
The lowest average weekly earnings, on the other hand, were €326.90 in the Accommodation and food services sector and €471.12 in the Arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities sector.
Average weekly earnings increased in 11 of the 13 sectors in the economy in the year to the first quarter of 2017.
The largest percentage increase was 5.2% in the Administrative and support services sector, in which average weekly earnings rose from €524.24 to €551.41. Average weekly earnings in the construction sector, meanwhile, rose by 3.8%, from €708.35 to €735.07.
In the last five years, average weekly earnings rose by 3.3%, from €699.98 in the first quarter of 2012 to €723.08 in the first quarter of this year.
You can read a more detailed breakdown of the CSO figures here.