The January reading of the consumer-price index is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect the CPI increased 2.9% from a year ...

However, the consumer price index, which is used to calculate real wages, spiked up 3.2 percent. Real wages, after subtracting this increase in prices, decreased 0.2 percent. The negative range ...

Real wages increased by 3.4% between September ... rose by 3.2% on the year when using the consumer price index (CPI) measure for inflation. Regular wages adjusted for CPI but including ...

The Construction Wage Index stands at 221.4 on December 2024 in the urban areas. However, the CPI is significantly higher at 261.7. Therefore, with the real wage index at 100 in 2015-16 ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that as of Q3 2024, real wages had fallen 6.7% from the June 2020 peak. The ...

Meanwhile, the Consumer Price Index used to calculate real wages also rose by 2.9 percent in September. The 0.1 percent dip is the result of subtracting the CPI's rate of increase from nominal wages.

Real wages are inflation-adjusted, so the decline in real wages for February comes from wages rising just 0.1% on a rounded basis while the CPI rose 0.4%.

Meantime, average hourly earnings rose to $35.69. With that in mind, check out this chart showing how prices and wages—a key driver of inflation—have moved since 2022: ...