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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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Nonetheless, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [8] So, with recent wage growth of 5.5%, wage growth has been accelerating. GAO’s competitive prejudice threshold should be similar. Wages and salaries rose 5.7 percent over this period, while the costs of benefits increased 5.3

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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For example, from 2013 to 2018, “[y]ear-over-year [wage] growth has mostly ranged between 2% and 3%[.]” [27] Thus, we are presently in a time of accelerating wages. 75] Looking at the FRED data , it shows a little more variability, but nonetheless affirms ~20% of GDP as a threshold that appears difficult to surpass. [76] Canada, U.K,