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      <title><![CDATA[Wages weigh more in the economy, but the worker does not notice it. Why?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/5690679d-ec47-4fc8-bbb3-b43d09dedeaf_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x2226y2311.jpg" /></p><p>The Spanish economy remains at the forefront of advanced countries in growth, with a forecast of 2.6% this year according to the Bank of Spain and <a href="https://en.ara.cat/economy/the-imf-raises-spain-s-growth-forecast-for-2026-to-2-5_1_5877400.html">2.5% according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)</a>. But <a href="https://en.ara.cat/economy/the-bank-of-spain-expects-more-inflation-in-2026-and-2027_1_5874448.html">inflation</a>, they also warn, eats away at the purchasing power of wages that are not enough to buy or rent a house. The remuneration of employees has gained weight in the Spanish economy, but it is starting to lose it in favor of the profits of some business sectors. Workers perceive that with every euro they buy fewer and fewer things, or that they need more to acquire the same. There is a palpable reality, the rise in prices, which has stalled the contribution of wages to the total wealth this year, and a psychological element, according to the experts consulted, which makes many ask themselves: "Now that the economy is doing well, when is it my turn?"</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Agustí Sala]]></dc:creator>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Workers on the Cupra León production line in an archive image, in Martorell, Barcelona.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The escalation of inflation impacts the remuneration of employees, who have to spend more to buy the same, and pushes the profits of certain sectors]]></subtitle>
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