What’s going on with wages?

Distortions to the data mean it is hard to gauge the current pace of wage growth, but the business surveys suggest it will soon head back to pre-pandemic levels. Given the Bank’s upbeat view on the outlook for productivity growth, it may not be too concerned even if wage growth accelerated further than that.

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