The total wage bill could rise 25%.

工资的总额将会上升25%。

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In Europe the banking sector's total wage bill jumped by about 8% last year, overtaking the previous record set in 2007.

欧洲去年银行业的总工资高涨了8%左右，创2007年以来之高。

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Companies' total wage costs in the six months to September were 22% higher than a year earlier, compared with an average increase of around 12% in the previous four years.

公司薪资总成本在直到9月份的过去半年里比一年前提高了22%。 而在之前的四年中，平均增长率在12%左右。

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The economy is still creating around 1.2 million jobs in the past year, wages up 3 percent in real terms, and the total wage bill has continued to grow at a 5 percent pace.

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