Labour Cash Earnings (Oct.)

The continued strength in base pay casts doubt on the Bank of Japan’s view that sampling distortions have overstated wage growth in recent months. And if the unemployment rate falls towards 2.0% over coming months as we expect, cost pressures will intensify further.

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