Q1 Wages and Benefits Surge, Most in a Decade

​Bloomberg posted the above chart. It shows year-over-year seasonally adjusted changes.

Generally, year-over-year charts are not seasonally adjusted. Fred does not have the unadjusted data.

Despite the surge in wages and benefits, consumer spending on goods declined 1.1% in the first quarter.

This article has been republished with permission from Mish Talk.