The squeeze on household costs is pushing up wage demands.

对家庭开支的挤压推高了对工资的要求。

Anticipating stable wage demands, employers are more reluctant to cut prices.

预计到无法降低工资，雇主们也就不愿意降低产品价格。

Workless labourers ought to reduce wage demands to find employment; firms with unsold goods should slash prices to clear inventories.

失业工人应该降低工资预期以获得工作; 货物积压的公司应该降低价格以清空库存。