-23- Table 16. All Employees: Exchange rates, 32 countries or areas, 1996-2007 (National currency units per U.S. dollar) Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Americas United States............. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 Argentina................. .9997 .9995 .9995 .9995 .9995 .9995 3.063 2.901 2.923 2.904 3.054 3.089 Brazil.................... 1.005 1.078 1.161 1.821 1.830 2.353 2.921 3.075 2.926 2.435 2.174 1.946 Canada.................... 1.364 1.385 1.484 1.486 1.486 1.549 1.570 1.401 1.302 1.212 1.134 1.073 Mexico.................... 7.600 7.918 9.152 9.553 9.459 9.337 9.663 10.79 11.29 10.89 10.91 10.93 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 1.277 1.345 1.590 1.549 1.720 1.935 1.839 1.533 1.358 1.311 1.327 1.192 Israel.................... 3.192 3.449 3.800 4.140 4.077 4.206 4.738 4.554 4.482 4.488 4.457 4.133 Japan..................... 108.8 121.1 131.0 113.7 107.8 121.6 125.2 115.9 108.2 110.1 116.3 117.8 Korea, Republic of........ 804.5 950.8 1400 1190 1131 1292 1250 1192 1145 1024 954.3 929.0 New Zealand............... 1.454 1.509 1.865 1.889 2.189 2.380 2.153 1.718 1.505 1.419 1.540 1.358 Philippines............... 26.13 29.47 40.89 39.09 44.19 50.99 51.60 54.20 56.04 55.09 51.25 46.79 Singapore................. 1.410 1.486 1.672 1.695 1.725 1.793 1.791 1.743 1.690 1.664 1.588 1.507 Taiwan.................... 27.47 28.78 33.55 32.32 31.26 33.82 34.54 34.41 33.37 32.13 32.51 32.85 Europe Austria................... 10.59 12.21 12.38 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Belgium................... 30.97 35.81 36.31 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Czech Republic............ 27.15 31.70 32.28 34.57 38.60 38.04 32.74 28.21 25.70 23.96 22.60 20.54 Denmark................... 5.800 6.609 6.703 6.990 8.095 8.332 7.886 6.577 5.989 5.995 5.942 5.441 Finland................... 4.595 5.196 5.347 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 France.................... 5.116 5.839 5.900 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Germany................... 1.505 1.735 1.760 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Hungary................... 152.6 186.8 214.4 237.1 282.2 286.5 257.9 224.3 202.7 199.6 210.4 185.2 Ireland................... .6252 .6595 .7019 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Italy..................... 1543 1704 1737 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Netherlands............... 1.686 1.953 1.984 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Norway.................... 6.459 7.086 7.552 7.807 8.813 8.996 7.984 7.080 6.740 6.441 6.410 5.856 Poland.................... .. 3.280 3.480 3.970 4.350 4.094 4.080 3.889 3.658 3.236 3.103 2.802 Portugal.................. 154.3 175.4 180.3 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Slovakia.................. .. 33.62 35.23 41.36 46.04 48.36 45.33 36.77 32.26 31.02 29.61 24.92 Spain..................... 126.7 146.5 149.4 #.9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 .7960 .7293 Sweden.................... 6.708 7.645 7.952 8.274 9.174 10.34 9.720 8.080 7.348 7.471 7.372 6.755 Switzerland............... 1.236 1.451 1.451 1.505 1.690 1.689 1.557 1.345 1.243 1.246 1.253 1.200 United Kingdom............ .6407 .6106 .6034 .6184 .6598 .6946 .6660 .6117 .5456 .5490 .5420 .4995 Note: National currency units are United States, dollar; Argentina, peso; Brazil, real; Canada, dollar; Mexico, peso; Australia, dollar; Israel, new shekel; Japan, yen; Republic of Korea, won; New Zealand, dollar; Philippines, peso; Singapore, dollar; Taiwan, dollar; Austria, schilling (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Belgium, franc (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Czech Republic, koruna; Denmark, krone; Finland, markkaa (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); France, franc (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Germany, mark (1997-1998), euro (1999-2007); Hungary, forint; Ireland, pound (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Italy, lira (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Netherlands, guilder (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Norway, kroner; Poland, zloty; Portugal, escudo (1996-1998), euro (1999-2007); Slovakia, koruna; Spain, peseta (1996-1998),euro (1999-2007); Sweden, krona; Switzerland, franc; United Kingdom, pound. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.