It is possible, against a background of increasing inflation and a strengthening labour market, that the survey is signalling some pick - up in
underlying wage pressures, but at this stage the extent of any such pick - up is difficult to assess.
Not exact matches
Slowing
underlying wage growth means that there is more
pressure for downward adjustments that are facilitated by inflation.
That suggests that
underlying inflation
pressures from such things as
wage increases remain muted.
Even
wage growth (which operates with a lag) is starting to move higher while
underlying inflation
pressures remain persistent.
«We believe that
underlying inflationary
pressures will gradually ease due to appreciable excess capacity, extended muted economic activity, and ongoing
wage moderation amid substantial labour market slack,» he predicted.