TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s real wages shrank in December for a 12th consecutive month, as nominal pay growth slightly undershot slowing consumer inflation, labour ministry data showed on Monday.
Wage trends are among the most important data factors for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to decide the next interest hike, after a December hike of 25bp to 0.75%.
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(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
