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Kiplinger
Kiplinger
Business
Jamie Feldman

More Americans Are Seeing Wages Grow Faster Than Prices

Hundred-dollar bills look like they're growing with grass.

More workers have better purchasing power today than they did before the pandemic, according to a new study showing that wages have grown more quickly than prices.

Despite the fact that prices are up 20% since the fourth quarter of 2019, wages for a typical worker are up 23%, according to The Center for American Progress (CAP) study.

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