"It might be the figure adjusted for inflation, 3.19% p.a....

"It might be the figure adjusted for inflation, 3.19% p.a. average US for that period.
But how would anyone know, no source or indication."

Actually, I have some working experience with wage data in the US.
That 4% pa figure is a nominal one, and is consistent with US Labour market stats.

The point being that posters here presenting wage growth lagging productivity by such dramatic variances are are little more than useful little propagandists, bereft of any understanding of the facts.

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