Japan real wages in June rise for 6th straight month on summer bonuses

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in June rose 1.6 percent from a year earlier, increasing for the sixth straight month in the longest positive stre

TOKYO, Aug 5 : Japan's real wages grew 1.6 per cent in June from a year before, a sixth consecutive month of increases, government data showed on Wednesday, supporting the case for more rate hikes by the central bank.• Average nominal wages, or total cash earnings, rose 3.4 per cent to 531,677 yen ($3,373.6) a month, f

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