Wages are growing faster than prices and this is set to continue, said the chief economist of Luminor Bank. Last year, prices were 94% of the European Union's average and the gap narrows every year. Prices have caught up with the average, wages have not. According to the bank, wage convergence is still going on and wages are growing faster than in Europe as a whole.
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