Economics

U.K. Workers See Biggest Fall in Living Standards in 8 Years

  • Wage growth fell further behind rate of inflation in February
  • Soaring prices erasing the benefits of robust labor market
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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U.K. living standards fell at the fastest pace in more than eight years in February as wages lagged further behind the rate of inflation.