{
  "id": 15842353,
  "title": "The gap between wages and prices is widening due to the peak in inflation and the paralysis in collective bargaining agreements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/la-brecha-entre-salarios-y-precios-se-ensancha-por-el-pico-de-la",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-10-21/la-brecha-entre-salarios-y-precios-se-ensancha-por-el-pico-de-la-inflacion-y-la-paralisis-en-los-convenios.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Inflation in Spain has risen to almost 5% in September, driven by a 20% increase in energy product prices. This has widened the gap between inflation and workers' purchasing power. Collective agreements signed so far this year provide for a 3.76% average increase, but the weighted rise of all current agreements is stuck at 3%. As a result, workers are facing a two percentage point loss in purchasing power compared to the salary increases agreed for 2026.",
  "summary": "El repunte del IPC rebasa el ajuste medio de los sueldos, mientras seis de cada 10 acuerdos sectoriales o de empresa no tienen cláusula de revisión automática",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}