Istat: Italian Real Wages 8% Lower than 2021

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Compared to January 2021, the real wages of the Italians are lower than 8.1%. Here is the last update of the Istat, which photographs the situation of December 2025. The wages are slowly recovering a bit of purchasing power, but it is still remarkable the distance from the period before the inflationary flame started in 2022. Even if the salaries rise in absolute value, therefore, the loss caused by the carovit that in recent years has traveled …