WASHINGTON: Record increases in wages and materials costs are eating into corporate profits despite robust sales, according a survey of business economists released Monday.

The survey by the National Association for Business Economics also found companies had not changed hiring plans following either December’s sweeping tax cuts or President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum.

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