As prices continue to soar, a survey conducted by a research institute of the labor group RENGO found that nearly 60% of corporate workers said wage growth was not keeping up with rising prices.
The survey is conducted twice a year by the ``Rengo Research Institute'' targeting 2,000 men and women between the ages of 20 and 64 who work at companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area, and the October results were announced on the 31st. .
According to this, when asked about the situation of prices and wages compared to one year ago,
57.4% of the respondents answered that "price increases are greater than wage growth." rice field.
▽ 15.6% answered “almost the same”
▽ 7.7% answered that “increase in wages is greater than increase in prices”.
By age group, 69.8% of people in their 50s
and 71.9% of people in their early 60s
answered that "price increases are greater than wages," which
is higher than other age groups.
Also, when asked about their living conditions, compared to a year ago,
7.1% answered that it had improved , and
54.8% answered that it had remained the same, while
34.8% answered that it had deteriorated
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In addition, 35.5% of respondents said that one year from now it will be "worse than now."
The RENGO Research Institute said, ``While economic activity is recovering from the corona wreck, there is a possibility that the sudden rise in prices will continue and people will be more anxious about their lives. It's important, I want companies to work on raising wages, and the government needs to improve the environment."