Italy and Spain, meanwhile, look hamstrung by a loss of competitiveness following a long period in which unit wage costs have risen.

同时，在经历了一个很长的单位工资成本上涨的阶段后，意大利和西班牙的竞争力似乎有所受损。

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In terms of relative unit wage costs, Germany's competitiveness has improved by around 13% since the euro started.

就相对单位工资成本而言，自从引入欧元后，德国竞争力已经提升了大约13%。

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The worry that euro-zone countries such as Spain may suffer prolonged slumps because they lost control of unit wage costs lends the inflation test some weight, though not much.

忧虑西班牙等欧元区国家的单位工资成本已经失控，所以他们的经济低迷期将会延长，这给通胀检测平添了不少负担，虽然也不算多。

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Were unit wage costs to rise too far, they could recover competitiveness more quickly.

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In terms of relative unit wage costs, Germany's competitiveness has improved by around 13% since the euro started.

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Part of this rise in pay has been offset by strong productivity growth, but even unit wage costs are rising more rapidly.

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