REAL WAGES

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: REAL WAGES

Business

Commercial sales also increased in 1998, but they appeared to be down for 1999. The uncertain outlook is further complicated by the economic downturn in Slovakia, as the government's austerity program drives up fuel prices and drives down real wages. (references)

Vehicles generally are old; more than 50 percent of all vehicles in Slovakia is at least 10 years old. The continuing economic downturn (real economic growth slowed from 4.4 percent in 1998 to 1,8 percent (3Q) in 1999) and the decline in real wages suggest that price will continue to be a key factor in passenger auto sales. (references)

Economic History

Bulgaria

Fiscal discipline and limited growth of real wages should limit future current account deficits. (references)

Portugal

Real wages are flexible, but high social costs and severance packages raise fixed labor costs and make new job creation difficult. (references)

Belgium

Private consumption, held back by weak consumer confidence and stagnant real wages, grew by 1% in real terms and public consumption by 0.9%. (references)

Political Economy

HUNGARY

Following a cumulative decline of 17 percent from 1995 to 1996, net real wages are expected to increase 5 to 7 percent in 2001, after an estimated 4.3 percent increase in 2000. (references)

Mexico

Per capita GDP in 2000 was approximately $5,970. In the first half of the year, real wages equaled or surpassed levels reached before the country's 1994 financial crisis, effectively closing an important economic period. (references)

Worker Rights

Burma

Low and falling real wages in the public sector have fostered widespread corruption. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Danish

realløn (real value wages, wages in real terms). (various references)

Dutch

reeel loon (real value wages, wages in real terms), reëel loon (real value wages, wages in real terms). (various references)

French

salaire réel (real value wages, wages in real terms). (various references)

German

Reallohn (real wage). (various references)

Greek 

πραγματικός μισθός (real value wages, wages in real terms). (various references)

Italian

salario reale (real value wages, wages in real terms). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

実質賃金 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

じっしつち�"ぎ�". (various references)

Pig Latin

ealray agesway

Russian 

реальная заработная плата. (various references)

Swedish

reallön. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: alegars, galeres, laagers, regales, seaware.

-3 letters: aglare, agrees, alegar, argals, argles, eagers, eagles, eagres, galeae, galeas, galere, glares, graals, grease, laager, lagers, larees, larges, leaser, legers, ragees, reales, regale, resale, reseal, sealer, sewage, swager, wagers, walers, warsle, weasel.

-4 letters: agars, agers, aglee, agree, algae, algas, areae, areal, areas, argal, argle, arles, aware, eager.

+3 letters: weatherglass.

+5 letters: weatherglasses.

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