Real wages are rising significantly while inflation remains low

Name: Real wages are rising significantly while inflation remains low
Uploaded: 2026-02-13T21:48:23Z
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Description: Larry Kudlow refutes a Wall Street Journal editorial, asserting that "Trumpenomics is crushing it" with real wages increasing. He highlights January's wage growth of 5.6% over three months compared to a 2.4% CPI increase, resulting in a 3.2% real wage take-home pay. This is supported by increased productivity and stable unit labor costs.

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Larry Kudlow refutes a Wall Street Journal editorial, asserting that "Trumpenomics is crushing it" with real wages increasing. He highlights January's wage growth of 5.6% over three months compared to a 2.4% CPI increase, resulting in a 3.2% real wage take-home pay. This is supported by increased productivity and stable unit labor costs.