Italy Wages and labour costs in Italy

ISTAT · Trimestral

103.1 (Q1-26) ABS · indice · Trimestral · CSV
2.9% (Q1-26) YOY · % · Trimestral · CSV
Periodindice
Mar 2026 103.1
Dec 2025 124.5
Sep 2025 106.0
Jun 2025 109.5
Mar 2025 100.2
Dec 2024 121.4
Sep 2024 103.6
Jun 2024 105.3
Mar 2024 95.9
Dec 2023 117.4
Sep 2023 99.5
Jun 2023 101.9
Mar 2023 93.3
Dec 2022 114.6
Sep 2022 96.5
Jun 2022 99.1
Mar 2022 92.1
Dec 2021 112.0
Sep 2021 95.6
Jun 2021 97.6
Mar 2021 91.7
Dec 2020 111.3
Sep 2020 94.1
Jun 2020 102.4
Mar 2020 92.2
Dec 2019 109.8
Sep 2019 92.8
Jun 2019 94.7
Mar 2019 87.9
Dec 2018 108.1
Sep 2018 92.0
Jun 2018 92.9
Mar 2018 85.8
Dec 2017 106.4
Sep 2017 90.4
Jun 2017 91.0
Mar 2017 85.1
Dec 2016 105.9
Sep 2016 89.0
Jun 2016 89.8
Mar 2016 84.8
Dec 2015 105.3
Sep 2015 89.1
Jun 2015 91.0
Mar 2015 85.5
Dec 2014 105.9
Sep 2014 89.5
Jun 2014 91.3
Mar 2014 84.8
Dec 2013 106.2
Sep 2013 89.2
Jun 2013 90.6
Mar 2013 84.4
Dec 2012 104.2
Sep 2012 88.7
Jun 2012 89.3
Mar 2012 82.7
Dec 2011 102.7
Sep 2011 86.4
Jun 2011 87.7
Period%
Mar 2026 2.9%
Dec 2025 2.5%
Sep 2025 2.3%
Jun 2025 4.0%
Mar 2025 4.5%
Dec 2024 3.4%
Sep 2024 4.1%
Jun 2024 3.3%
Mar 2024 2.7%
Dec 2023 2.4%
Sep 2023 3.1%
Jun 2023 2.9%
Mar 2023 1.3%
Dec 2022 2.3%
Sep 2022 1.0%
Jun 2022 1.5%
Mar 2022 0.4%
Dec 2021 0.6%
Sep 2021 1.6%
Jun 2021 -4.7%
Mar 2021 -0.5%
Dec 2020 1.4%
Sep 2020 1.5%
Jun 2020 8.1%
Mar 2020 4.8%
Dec 2019 1.6%
Sep 2019 0.8%
Jun 2019 2.0%
Mar 2019 2.5%
Dec 2018 1.5%
Sep 2018 1.8%
Jun 2018 2.1%
Mar 2018 0.8%
Dec 2017 0.5%
Sep 2017 1.6%
Jun 2017 1.3%
Mar 2017 0.4%
Dec 2016 0.6%
Sep 2016 -0.1%
Jun 2016 -1.4%
Mar 2016 -0.9%
Dec 2015 -0.5%
Sep 2015 -0.4%
Jun 2015 -0.3%
Mar 2015 0.8%
Dec 2014 -0.3%
Sep 2014 0.3%
Jun 2014 0.7%
Mar 2014 0.5%
Dec 2013 1.8%
Sep 2013 0.6%
Jun 2013 1.4%
Mar 2013 2.0%
Dec 2012 1.5%
Sep 2012 2.7%
Jun 2012 1.9%
Mar 2012 0.4%
Dec 2011 1.9%
Sep 2011 1.3%
Jun 2011 1.2%

About this indicator

SourceISTAT
FrequencyTrimestral
Release Aproximadamente dos meses después del cierre del trimestre de referencia.
What it isIt measures the path of wages and labour costs in Italy: the pay received by workers (gross wages and salaries and, depending on the measure, employers' social contributions). It is compiled by the Italian statistics office (ISTAT) and is a key reference for household income and cost-push inflation.
How it's calculatedIt is drawn from labour-cost or earnings-structure surveys and administrative records, and is usually expressed as a rate of change (typically year on year) and as an index with a base year.
Market implicationsWages are both the main component of household income and a large share of firms' costs, so their path is decisive for consumption and for the inflationary pressures the ECB monitors. Accelerating pay heightens concern about persistent inflation and higher interest rates.
LimitationsDefinitions and coverage are not always harmonised across countries. The figure is quarterly, sensitive to the composition of employment and to seasonal factors, and subject to revision.