Let me tell you what some other people say, though: 1  The EWGâs Skin Deep Database lists it as a 5-6 (or moderate hazard), but trying to find the studies they used for their rating proved difficult, and the ones I did find were the nebulous âborax or boric acidâ test studies.
1 This is so because, my nominal wages have increased by 10% while the average price level (CPI) has increased by only 5%. 2  Thus today (in 2010) with my higher nominal wage ($1100.00) I can buy more than I could buy last year.
A nominal wage is the rate of pay employees are compensated. If you're paid $15.00 per hour, your nominal wage is $15.00 per hour. The most important thing to know about a nominal wage is that it is not adjusted for inflation. Inflation is an increase in the general price level in an economy.