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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

Australian wages rise at fastest pace in more than three years in December quarter

A waiter walks past a blackboard menu at a Sydney cafe
The hospitality sector recorded the highest rate of wage growth despite all the Covid-related disruptions to travel, according to ABS figures. Photograph: Robert Mcgrath/AAP

Workers’ wages rose at the fastest annual pace in more than three years during the December quarter but the gain lagged the increase in consumer prices.

In the final three months of 2021, the wage price index rose 0.7% in seasonally adjusted terms, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. The quarterly increase was in line with economists’ estimates.

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