real wages
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That reflects the risk that higher fuel prices will erode gains in real wages and make households more cautious.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The war has also placed major economic strain on the country at a time of rising inflation and falling real wages exacerbated by Western sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The decrease in real wages is “a big turnaround from the past few years, when wages were growing well above inflation for most workers.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
But it could also restore dynamism, lift productivity, raise real wages, and strengthen long-term economic growth.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
General high prices would not change general real wages.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart
