BoE's Carney says rise in real wages not pre-condition for rate hike

LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in a newspaper interview he would not wait for real wages to turn positive before raising interest rates.

His remarks were reported in the Sunday Times in an advance extract from the interview. No further details or direct quotes were immediately available.

(Reporting by Stephen Addison; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)