Stories Related to As China’s Workers Get A Raise, Companies Fret

By KEITH BRADSHER, New York Times
Tue, 05/31/2011 - 9:41am

The rising labor costs for companies that supply Chinese goods to the West may result in higher consumer prices.

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Topics: asia china consumer prices global economy inflation labor

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