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Recent Examples on the Web The strained labor market has raised annual growth in nominal wages in low-pay industries by 4 to 6 percentage points in the U.S. and U.K. from mid-2020 to late 2021. — Eric Martin, Bloomberg.com, 31 Mar. 2022 Higher nominal wages move more taxpayers more quickly into higher tax brackets even if their real standard of living declines. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022 As nominal wages and prices rise, that adjustment will shield more money from taxation and block inflation—currently above 5% on an unadjusted annual rate—from causing a sharp tax increase. — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2021 Although nominal wages of some workers have risen, raises are largely canceled by higher prices. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021 Sure, on average and given enough time, nominal wages might rise to match the nominal price level. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021 In the new government jobs report, year-over-year nominal wage growth is 2.7 percent nationwide as of June, a solid but not stellar pace. — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2018 Recent data show, however, that the problem rich countries face is not that nominal wage growth has failed to respond to economic conditions. — The Economist, 30 June 2018 The Facts One thing that’s confusing in this conversation is that there are different metrics available: hourly wages, weekly wages, nominal wage growth, real wage growth and so forth. — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2018 See More

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