Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 67 Sweden (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 25.68 23.32 23.76 23.24 21.86 20.61 22.96 28.85 32.70 32.80 34.32 38.80 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 24.23 21.82 22.27 21.77 20.45 19.33 20.97 26.32 29.75 29.78 31.31 35.41 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 21.93 20.15 20.39 19.89 18.78 17.38 19.17 24.12 27.56 27.89 28.81 32.51 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 23.96 21.80 21.91 21.13 19.86 18.62 20.44 25.51 28.81 28.98 30.11 34.15 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 29.75 27.05 27.31 26.93 25.35 23.63 25.71 31.87 35.92 36.40 37.95 42.85 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 28.33 25.75 26.23 25.85 24.12 23.10 26.50 33.41 37.99 38.00 39.26 44.13 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 24.91 22.50 22.59 22.03 20.38 18.94 21.00 26.52 30.07 30.28 31.41 35.91 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 25.32 22.61 23.54 22.83 21.42 19.90 22.07 27.80 31.56 31.46 32.71 37.23 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 27.81 25.66 26.34 25.74 24.23 22.69 25.02 31.30 35.51 35.36 37.16 42.04 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 24.33 21.67 21.76 21.21 19.78 18.55 20.28 25.61 28.81 29.06 30.16 34.19 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 25.62 23.14 23.30 22.71 21.21 19.91 21.87 27.54 31.17 31.33 32.60 36.86 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 24.90 22.69 23.26 22.65 21.33 20.02 22.30 28.02 31.56 31.70 33.21 37.55 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 26.49 24.37 24.94 24.22 22.93 21.40 24.17 30.07 34.03 34.10 36.35 41.25 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 325 includes petroleum and coal products, and unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes the manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic & copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 336 includes automotive diesel engines. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In National Currency PAGE 68 Sweden (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 172.2 178.3 189.0 192.3 200.6 213.2 223.2 233.1 240.3 245.1 253.0 262.1 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 162.5 166.8 177.1 180.1 187.6 199.9 203.8 212.6 218.6 222.5 230.8 239.2 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 147.1 154.0 162.1 164.6 172.3 179.7 186.4 194.9 202.5 208.3 212.4 219.6 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 160.7 166.7 174.3 174.8 182.2 192.6 198.7 206.1 211.7 216.5 222.0 230.7 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 199.6 206.8 217.1 222.8 232.6 244.4 249.9 257.5 263.9 271.9 279.8 289.4 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 190.0 196.8 208.6 213.9 221.2 238.9 257.6 270.0 279.2 283.9 289.4 298.1 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 167.1 172.0 179.7 182.2 186.9 195.9 204.1 214.3 221.0 226.2 231.6 242.6 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 169.9 172.8 187.2 188.9 196.5 205.8 214.5 224.6 231.9 235.0 241.1 251.5 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 186.6 196.2 209.4 213.0 222.3 234.7 243.2 252.9 260.9 264.2 273.9 284.0 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 163.2 165.6 173.0 175.5 181.5 191.9 197.2 206.9 211.7 217.1 222.3 230.9 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 171.9 176.9 185.3 187.9 194.6 206.0 212.6 222.5 229.1 234.0 240.3 249.0 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 167.0 173.5 185.0 187.4 195.6 207.0 216.8 226.4 231.9 236.8 244.8 253.7 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 177.7 186.3 198.3 200.4 210.3 221.3 235.0 242.9 250.1 254.7 268.0 278.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 325 includes petroleum and coal products, and unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes the manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic & copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 336 includes automotive diesel engines. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009