61.   Not even a low unemployment rate and rising wages offset this downward pressure on prices.

62.   On the expense side, a cutback in advertising spending was offset by rising wage and benefit costs as the firm hired new staff members.

63.   On the import side, continued low unemployment and rising wages suggest Americans will have the money to continue buying foreign-made goods.

64.   Others are concerned that the tight labor market will lead to rising wages and prices, which could put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage.

65.   Prices for basic products from steel slabs to smoked hams have been falling, yet some economists still fear labor shortages will lead to rising wages.

66.   Progress in narrowing the gap slowed primarily as a byproduct of forces that caused rising wage dispersion throughout the U.S. economy.

67.   President Clinton, in considering nominees for the Federal Reserve, suggested that lower interest rates would lead to faster growth and rising wages.

68.   Rapidly rising productivity would almost certainly lead to rapidly rising wages, which in turn would yield a tsunami of revenue from the payroll tax.

69.   Rising wages and higher benefit costs both fuelled the increase.

70.   Rising wages are viewed as a precursor of inflation, which eats away at bonds fixed payments.