日本实际工资连续3年负增长，受高物价拖累

Core Viewpoint - Japan's real wages, adjusted for price fluctuations, decreased by 0.5% in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking three consecutive years of negative growth. Despite nominal wage increases, the impact of rising prices, particularly for rice, has led to a reduction in real wages [1]. Group 1: Wage Statistics - The actual wage decline in 2024 is less severe than in 2023, narrowing by 1.7 percentage points. The consumer price index used for calculating real wages increased by 3.5%, continuing a trend of over 3% for three years [1]. - The average nominal cash wage for 2024 is 349,388 yen (approximately 17,500 RMB), reflecting a 3.0% increase from the previous year, which is the highest nominal wage growth since 1991 [1]. - For regular employees, cash wages increased by 3.5% to 455,726 yen (approximately 22,900 RMB), while part-time workers saw a 3.9% increase to 112,637 yen (approximately 5,659 RMB) [2]. Group 2: Sector Analysis - Fixed wages, including base salary and family allowances, rose to 263,381 yen (approximately 13,200 RMB), with a growth rate of 2.1%, surpassing 2% for the first time since 1994 [2]. - The mining and quarrying sector experienced the highest growth in fixed wages at 5.6%, followed by the life-related services and information communication sectors at 4.4% and 3.8%, respectively [2]. - Bonuses and special payments increased by 7.5%, a significant rise of 5.9 percentage points from the previous year, indicating a strong performance in this area despite overall real wage declines [2].