Thursday, September 07, 2006

Employment and wages...

Wage increases: Q1 9% rate
Q2 4.9% rate

Observations: 1. These increases are double the GDP rate.
2. The're also higher than real inflation.

Conclusions: 1. These wage increases will feed inflation.
2. This is good for housing (people will have less trouble
covering increasing mortgage payments)
3. Good for consumer spending.

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