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wage-push inflation Finance Definition
A situation where a rapid increase in workersÂ’ wages causes the rate of inflation to increase. When workersÂ’ incomes rise, they have additional money to spend. As those dollars go into the economy, the competition for goods increase and prices move upward.

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