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Nominal wages

If the nominal wages of carpenters rose by 5 percent in the year of 2000 and the price level increased by 3 percent, then the real wages of carpenters: A) decreased by 2 percent. B) increased by 2 percent. C) increased by 3 percent. D) increased by 8 percent.

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