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Further thoughts on the latest wage data

The wage growth data published this week were not good for the inflation outlook, but they weren’t as bad as they first appeared. Meanwhile, the latest news on economic activity has been encouraging. Next week, we expect May’s inflation data to show that services inflation rose from 3.7% in April to 3.9%.

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