Although some evidence suggests that hourly wages may have risen more quickly recently, labour productivity has also risen as well, resulting in smaller increases in unit labour costs, or slower wage cost inflation. Since this measure of wage cost inflation likely remained very low in the second quarter, perhaps the lowest since the recession, there appears to be little near-term upside risk to consumer price inflation.
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