real wages
Example Sentences
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Increased reliance on credit has become an unfortunate necessity for many in an environment of thin household savings, stagnant real wages, stubborn inflation.
From Barron's
“Real wages are increasing roughly $1,200 dollars for the average worker.”
From Salon
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
Average hourly earnings in September increased a mere 0.2%, meaning real wages after inflation declined that month.
In all, Desai added, the administration “will continue to implement and emphasize these and other economic policies that are cutting costs, raising real wages and securing trillions in investments to make and hire in America.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.