English Translation

The Imperial Protector in Bohemia and Moravia No. I 3 g - 1123/6860 Strictly confidential ! P 3.d4 An a) The Lords Head of Division I to IV (nk) b) All Groups in Division II /. 70 9.47 c) The Regional Planning Group d) The Central Administration Message: a) the Office of the Secretary of State b) 4 11. a " Under-Secretary of State 25997 3 c) the head of the party confederation at the Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia Subject: Comparison of hourly earnings in the Protectorate and in the rest of the Reich Anlagen In the annex I announce an overview of the average hours= and weekly gross over services according to working hours for the most important industries in Bohemia, Moravia (April I94l) and the other Reichsgebiet (March 1940). Hourly earnings in total industry in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia were still 25% lower in April 194l than in total industrial output in the Reich (March 194O). More recent figures for the Reich region are not available here. It should be borne in mind, however, that the taxes and social deductions in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia are about 8 - 1 0% lower than in the Reich, so that net earnings are only about 15 - 20% below the level in the Empire. In particular, the level of alignment compared to the Reich is extremely low among the various industries and groups of workers. There are groups of workers in which hourly earnings are still more than 40% below the hourly wages in the Reich, while, for example, hourly salaries are less than 40% lower than the average hourly wage.