The decade long slump in wages & salaries continues

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By Leith van Onselen

The June quarter Business Indicators report, released yesterday, includes aggregate wages & salaries data, which according to the ABS measures “gross earnings before taxation and other deductions” and “includes provisions for employee entitlements”.

In order to get a better sense of how this data is tracking, I have deflated these aggregate nominal figures to real values (using the consumer price index) and real per capita values (using the latest population data).

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.