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### Instruction: The text below is from a news article. Extract causal economic narratives from the information provided in this text! A causal economic narrative is a chain of events where one event is said to cause the other event. State all narratives strictly in the following form: 'event A - "causes" - event B'.
### Input: Wage growth hit 3.2 percent a year in December, the fastest pace in nearly a decade and a sign of increasing competition for workers. While inflation eats up some of those gains, wages are growing about a percent above the cost of living for the typical American, mainly because gas prices have stayed low.


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--- Reasoning ---
1. Is the question multiple-choice question?
No
2. Is it implied multiple-choice question?
No
3. If two experts were independently asked the question, will the final answer be exactly the same?
No

--- Answer ---
open