"then things settle at a new level. What else?" Nothing else is needed if the 'new level' has things more expensive relative to the wages.
Moreover, to mention other things would be taken as a chance to ignore this one. I am fairly sure you will even use this explanation to claim I couldn't suggest anything else.
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