real wages

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Italy is the only EU country where real wages have declined since 1990, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

From Barron's

“We have recorded drops in real wages and these need to be balanced out,” he told reporters in Berlin, adding that some of his union’s members in larger cities are having to apply for state benefits to afford rent.

From Seattle Times

In fact, what are known as "real wages" haven't seen sustained growth for 15 years.

From BBC

Soaring prices ate away at people’s savings and paychecks, causing real wages to fall in many countries and slashing purchasing power.

From New York Times

"Implementing such a budget is a path to the gradual erosion of financial stability and the further decline of the population's real wages," Vyugin wrote.

From Reuters