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For example, in December 2022 median nominal wages grew by 6.1% while the CPI was up 6.4%.
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Phillip Braun, Forbes, 3 May 2023
That’s despite nominal wages (i.e. wages which have not been adjusted for inflation) having increased 13.4% during that span.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
While annual average nominal wages for full-time nurses in the UK have risen in the past decade, real wages — which adjust for inflation — have dropped.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
There is also a growing understanding that nominal wages can continue to rise while inflation declines.
—Matthew Nestler, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2022
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Phillip Braun, Forbes, 3 May 2023
That’s despite nominal wages (i.e. wages which have not been adjusted for inflation) having increased 13.4% during that span.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
While annual average nominal wages for full-time nurses in the UK have risen in the past decade, real wages — which adjust for inflation — have dropped.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 15 Dec. 2022
There is also a growing understanding that nominal wages can continue to rise while inflation declines.
—Matthew Nestler, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2022
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“Nominal wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nominal%20wages. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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