Post No. 443. Since mid-2023, wage negotiations have managed to claw back purchasing power lost due to the inflationary shock of 2021-2022. In the wake of this catch-up phase, the agreements signed between 2025 and early 2026 (before the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East) point to a normalised rate of wage growth, with a year-on-year increase of 1% in industry-level wage floors and 1.6% in base wages within companies.