Yeah, the only things that never go up, in real terms, are employment rates and wages. Both stagnant, over the last decade. Corona was a blip that has been ironed-out.

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Here are the trendlines for wages.

🟨 Real wages

🟪 Consumer price increase

🟧 Nominal wages

We managed to creep into a positive rate, but only due to a big income tax break, for the Corona season, that runs out this year.