Real wages have lagged behind productivity

Index of productivity and real hourly earnings. 1991=100

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Declined with GDP deflator, labour income per hour = compensation of employees, employee + OMIE hours, rolling 12 mth average.

Chart: Centre for Future WorkSource: ABS 5206.0 Tables 1, 5 & 7, 6291.0.55.001, Table 13 derivedGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper