DATA SNAP: Italian August Hourly Wages +2.4% On Year

Tue, Sep 29 2009, 08:04 GMT
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DATA SNAP: Italian August Hourly Wages +2.4% On Year

By Luca Di Leo
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES




ROME (Dow Jones)--Italian hourly wage growth in August rose significantly more than inflation as salaries of public sector workers increased, statistics office Istat said Tuesday.

Hourly wages in August rose by 2.4% on the year, accelerating from a 2.1% increase in July, Istat said. By comparison, the annual inflation rate in Italy stood at 0.1% in August.

Wages in the public administration rose by 3.1% on the year in August, while they were up an annual 2.1% in the private sector.

Public sector wages in Italy have risen twice as fast as the private sector in recent years despite lower productivity gains.


Statistics office web site: www.istat.it




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