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INE Registers Q1 2026 Average Gross Monthly Earnings at €1,611 — Real Wages Outpace Inflation by 2.7%, Agriculture Tops the Sector Table at 10.0% and High-Technology Manufacturing Lands the Second Print at 7.2%

INE Registers Q1 2026 Average Gross Monthly Earnings at €1,611 — Real Wages Outpace Inflation by 2.7%, Agriculture Tops the Sector Table at 10.0% and High-Technology Manufacturing Lands the Second Print at 7.2%

INE's Q1 2026 earnings destaque puts gross monthly average at €1,611, a 5.0% nominal lift and a 2.7% real-terms gain after the CPI deflator. Agriculture leads the sector table at 10.0%, high-tech manufacturing at 7.2%, and firms with 10–19 employees post the steepest 6.0%.
The Portugal Brief
Going Into Summer 2026 With No Labour Deal — Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament Unsigned, the CGTP Locks 3 June for the General Strike, and Private-Sector Wages Print +6% as the Insolvency Tape Climbs 7.8%

Going Into Summer 2026 With No Labour Deal — Trabalho XXI Walks Into Parliament Unsigned, the CGTP Locks 3 June for the General Strike, and Private-Sector Wages Print +6% as the Insolvency Tape Climbs 7.8%

Trabalho XXI walks into Parliament without a Concertação Social signature, the CGTP has locked 3 June for the general strike, private-sector wages are running +6% YoY and the insolvency tape is up 7.8%. The labour-policy summer in Portugal will be busier than the political calendar suggests.
The Portugal Brief