Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In U.S. Dollars                                       PAGE 57
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Industry                                                                              1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007
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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33).......................................................      ..   27.88   28.01   28.53   26.16   27.02   32.29   37.91   41.92   44.61   47.17   55.03
Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312).................      ..   24.81   24.81   25.46   23.26   24.38   29.59   34.33   38.48   40.76   43.13   49.26
Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)...............      ..   23.47   23.53   24.36   22.83   23.72   27.89   33.72   37.09   39.11   41.07   47.89
Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................      ..   21.33   21.60   22.61   21.02   21.79   25.95   30.65   34.53   36.19   38.14   43.66
Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)...................................................      ..   25.20   25.99   26.13   24.09   24.26   28.05   33.65   37.23   39.91   41.60   49.41
Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)...........................................      ..   26.60   27.20   26.09   23.45   24.88   30.60   36.12   40.57   43.45   45.29   53.57
Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)...............................................      ..   27.17   27.47   28.18   26.26   27.25   32.29   37.72   41.06   43.21   45.91   54.05
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(1) NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining.
    NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment and automotive diesel engines.
..     Data not available.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009
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Industry                                                                              1996    1997    1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005    2006    2007
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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33).......................................................      ..   197.6   211.5   222.7   230.6   243.0   257.8   268.4   282.6   287.3   302.3   322.2
Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312).................      ..   175.8   187.3   198.8   205.0   219.3   236.2   243.1   259.3   262.6   276.4   288.5
Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)...............      ..   166.3   177.7   190.2   201.2   213.4   222.7   238.7   250.0   251.9   263.2   280.4
Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................      ..   151.1   163.1   176.5   185.2   196.0   207.2   217.0   232.7   233.1   244.5   255.7
Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)...................................................      ..   178.6   196.3   204.0   212.3   218.3   223.9   238.3   250.9   257.1   266.6   289.3
Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)...........................................      ..   188.5   205.4   203.6   206.6   223.8   244.3   255.7   273.5   279.9   290.3   313.7
Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)...............................................      ..   192.5   207.5   220.0   231.4   245.2   257.8   267.1   276.8   278.3   294.3   316.5
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(1) NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining.
    NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment and automotive diesel engines.
..     Data not available.
See technical notes for national currency units.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009