The rise in the annual growth rate of unit labour costs has more to do with declining labour productivity, rather than any acceleration in the growth rate of labour compensation. Looking ahead, we expect labour productivity growth to remain lacklustre, but a slowdown in labour compensation growth should restrain unit labour costs and consumer price inflation.
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