Economic & financial indicators

PRICES AND WAGES

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PRICES AND WAGES In Spain, the 12-month rate of consumer-price inflation remained at 2.0% in December; Sweden's inflation rate climbed slightly to 1.9% over the same period. In the year to November Belgium's producer-price inflation rose to 2.2%. Japanese workers' pay rose by 1.8% in the year to November, a real pay-cut of 0.3%.

This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “PRICES AND WAGES”

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