Since 2008, wages in eastern Europe have risen by up to 70%, but have fallen in the UK

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Real salary growth, %

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Latvia 68.3%

Bulgaria 56.9

Romania 23.9

Poland 21.7

Estonia 17.8

Hungary 13.9

Slovakia 10.6

Lithuania 7.2

Czech Rep 6.4

Slovenia 5.3

EU 8.5

UK -9.3