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.
If you earn $20.00 per hour, your nominal wage is $20.00. However, the nominal wage really doesn't tell you what your purchasing power is because the nominal wage isn't adjusted for inflation, which is a rise in the general price level. Your real wage, on the other hand, takes inflation into account.