WORKERS in the South-West would be nearly £90 a week better off if real wage growth had remained at its pre-recession rate, according to new analysis published by the TUC.
The analysis shows that even using the Government’s preferred inflation measure (the consumer prices index), which excludes housing costs, workers in the region would be earning £87.90 a week more had pay continued to rise at 1.9% a year after the crash.
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