16 October 28, 1998 he requested the amount of US$ 6,300.00 (six thousand, three hundred dollars of the United States of America, which he allocated in the following manner: US$ 240.00 (two hundred forty dollars of the United States of America) for the initial evaluation; US$ 4,040.00 (four thousand forty dollars of the United States of America) for his treatment, and US$ 2,020.00 (two thousand twenty dollars of the United States of America) for his wife’s treatment. 56. The Commission adopted the calculations submitted by Mr. Suárez Rosero. 57. For its part, the State proposed the payment of the following amounts: a) US$18,000.00 (eighteen thousand dollars of the United States of America) for loss of earnings (supra 55(a)); b) US$ 1,497.00 (one thousand, four hundred ninety-seven dollars of the United States of America for the employment of a driver and domestic help, (supra 55(b)) and c) US$ 3,609.00 (three thousand, six hundred nine dollars of the United States of America) for the physical and psychological treatment of Mr. Rafael Iván Suárez Rosero and the psychological treatment of his wife Mrs. Margarita Ramadán Burbano (supra 55(c)). 58. The Court has held that the compensation for lost wages should be calculated using the income of the victim, based on his actual wages. (Neira Alegría et al. Case, Reparations, supra 40, para. 49) 59. As to material damages, the Court has stated that in the case of survivors, the calculation of the compensation should include, among other factors, the time that the victim remained unemployed. (El Amparo Case, Reparations (Art. 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights), Judgment of September 14, 1996. Series C. No. 28, para. 28) The Court holds that this criterion is applicable in the present case inasmuch as Mr. Suárez Rosero is alive. (Loayza Tamayo Case, Reparations, supra 40, para. 128) 60. Considering the information received, its jurisprudence, and the facts proved, the Court declares that the compensation for material damages in the present case should include the following categories: a) the payment of US$ 27,324.77 (twenty-seven thousand, three hundred twenty-four dollars of the United States of America and seventyseven cents), corresponding to the lost wages of Mr. Suárez Rosero from the time of his detention on June 23, 1992 until the fulfillment of the order that mandated his release on April 29, 1996. As a basis for the calculation, the Court has determined that Mr. Suárez Rosero received, at the time of his detention a monthly salary of S/676,853.35 (six hundred seventy-six thousand, eight hundred fifty-three sucres and thirty-five cents), which, calculated on the basis of the average exchange rate between the buying and selling rates on that date, yields the approximate amount of US$ 449.40 (four hundred forty-nine dollars of the United States of America and forty cents). The calculation is based on twelve