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Rising wage growth confirms labour slack is shrinking

Several factors determine how currency weakness affects firms in different export sectors. Over the past two years, the chemical industry and the car industry have seen the biggest gains in export values, but chemical firms have had to contend with a rising import bill too. That leaves vehicle manufacturers as the main beneficiaries.


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