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Constant-dollar earnings

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000367

Earnings expressed in dollars for a specific point in time, which allows for comparison of earnings measures at a different point in time.

Note: The effects of price changes have been removed to keep purchasing power constant.

Also known as real earnings.

See also constant dollar.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000367
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
See alsoConstant dollar
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Earnings expressed in dollars for a specific point in time, which allows for comparison of earnings measures at a different point in time.\n\nNote: The effects of price changes have been removed to keep purchasing power constant.\n\nAlso known as real earnings.\n\nSee also constant dollar.",
  "see_also": [
    "Constant dollar"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/constant-dollar-earnings/"
}

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