Istat, salaries unchanged in July

Salaries firm in July. According to the latest Istat surveys, last month the index for calculating salaries hourly contracts did not record any variation. Compared to the same period last year, however, the increase was 1,7%. The sectors that recorded the greatest increases on an annual basis are the military and defense (+3,7%), law enforcement (+3,5%) and firefighters (+3,1 %). On the other hand, no variations for ministries, schools, regions and local authorities, the national health service. In the first seven months of the year, the index rose by 1,8% compared to the January-July 2010 period.