HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING 33 COUNTRIES OR AREAS 22 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 1992-2005 General Notes: The measures for total manufacturing were published in news release USDL 06-2020, "International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 2005," November 30, 2006. For some countries, data for total manufacturing have been revised in these tables to reflect revisions subsequent to the news release. The measures for individual manufacturing industries are less reliable than the total manufacturing data because there are more technical limitations associated with them. For more information about limitations, see the Technical Notes. The measures in these tables are shown according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for most NAICS 3-digit level industries; selected additional industry combinations are shown as well. These data as well as data on a U.S. 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis for selected years, 1975-2002, are available at https://www.bls.gov/fls. Note: Hourly compensation costs in national currency for countries that are members of the Euro area (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain) are expressed in the national currency used in each country prior to the implementation of the euro for 1992-1998, and in euros for 1999-2005. More information about national currency units and exchange rates used in these tables is on page 6. Notations: .. Data not available. # Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year. Prepared By: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Productivity And Technology, April 30, 2007. Table of Contents Technical Notes....................................................... 1 Exchange Rates........................................................ 5 Country Tables: United States ...................................................... 7 Brazil ............................................................ 9 Canada ............................................................ 11 Mexico ............................................................ 13 Austalia .......................................................... 15 Hong Kong ......................................................... 17 Israel ............................................................ 19 Japan ............................................................. 21 Korea, Republic of ................................................ 23 New Zealand ....................................................... 25 Singapore ......................................................... 27 Sri Lanka ......................................................... 29 Taiwan ............................................................ 31 Austria ........................................................... 33 Belgium ........................................................... 35 Czech Republic .................................................... 37 Denmark ........................................................... 39 Finland ........................................................... 41 France ............................................................ 43 Germany ........................................................... 45 Greece ............................................................ 47 Hungary ........................................................... 49 Ireland ........................................................... 51 Italy ............................................................. 53 Luxembourg ........................................................ 55 Netherlands ....................................................... 57 Norway ............................................................ 59 Poland ............................................................ 61 Portugal .......................................................... 63 Spain ............................................................. 65 Sweden ............................................................ 67 Switzerland ....................................................... 69 United Kingdom .................................................... 71 Technical Notes PAGE 1 Introduction The accompanying tables present international comparisons of hourly compensation costs for production workers in component manufacturing industries in selected countries or areas. The total compensation measures are prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in order to assess international differences in employer labor costs. Comparisons based on the more readily available average earnings statistics published by many countries can be very misleading. National definitions of average earnings differ considerably; average earnings do not include all items of labor compensation; and the omitted items of compensation frequently represent a large proportion of total compensation. The compensation measures are computed in national currency units and are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing commercial market currency exchange rates. The foreign currency exchange rates used in the calculations are the average daily exchange rates for the reference period. They are appropriate measures for comparing levels of employer labor costs. They do not indicate relative living standards of workers or the purchasing power of their income. Prices of goods and services vary greatly among countries, and commercial market exchange rates are not reliable indicators of relative differences in prices. Differences in industrial classifications among countries can limit the comparability of some sub-manufacturing industry level measures. In addition, data at the sub-manufacturing level are subject to greater limitations than at the all manufacturing level: data for some items of compensation may not be available for all years and may be estimated using trends in similar industries or in all manufacturing; data for some industries may be based on small sample sizes and therefore may fluctuate more from year to year than data at the all manufacturing level; and industry-specific events or events at large firms can have a large effect on data for a particular industry. The data for some countries have been revised since the previous version of these tables to incorporate updated data from statistical agencies. Industrial Classifications The measures in these tables are shown according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for most NAICS 3-digit level industries; selected additional industry combinations are shown as well. For each industry, only countries for which data are available are shown. The concordance between NAICS (which is used in the United States, Canada, and Mexico) and the industry classifications used in other countries is only approximate. Because the requisite data are not available, it is not possible to adjust for all the differences between NAICS and other classification systems. The extent to which these differences affect the comparability of the data varies by industry and by country. In general, most of these differences are minor and do not significantly affect the comparisons; where differences may be more important, they are noted on the appropriate industry table. With the exceptions of Japan and Taiwan, most of the economies in this report that do not use NAICS use classification systems that are closely based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities, Revision 3 (ISIC Rev. 3). In addition, the classification systems used by European Union countries are linked to the European Union’s official classification system (NACE Rev. 1), which is in turn closely linked to ISIC Rev. 3. Because of this, some exceptions in industry classification noted in the tables may apply to several countries, including most European Union countries. In such cases, a general footnote to the table that states "for NACE countries" is included. When the general footnote also applies to some non-European Union countries, those countries are included in the footnote as well. PAGE 2 For the purposes of these tables, "NACE countries" refers to the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Definitions Hourly compensation costs include (1) hourly direct pay and (2) employer social insurance expenditures and other labor taxes. Hourly direct pay includes all payments made directly to the worker, before payroll deductions of any kind, consisting of (a) pay for time worked and (b) other direct pay. Pay for time worked includes basic time and piece rates plus overtime premiums, shift differentials, other premiums and bonuses paid regularly each pay period, and cost-of-living adjustments. Other direct pay includes pay for time not worked (vacation, holidays, and other leave, except sick leave), seasonal or irregular bonuses and other special payments, selected social allowances, and the cost of payments in kind. Social insurance expenditures and other labor taxes include (c) employer expenditures for legally required insurance programs and contractual and private benefit plans and (d) other labor taxes. Social insurance expenditures include employer expenditures for retirement and disability pensions, health insurance, income guarantee insurance and sick leave, life and accident insurance, occupational injury and illness compensation, unemployment insurance, and family allowances. Other labor taxes includes taxes on payrolls or employment (or reductions to reflect subsidies), even if they do not finance programs that directly benefit workers, because such taxes are regarded as labor costs. The BLS definition of hourly compensation costs is not the same as the International Labor Office (ILO) definition of total labor costs. Hourly compensation costs do not include all items of labor costs. The costs of recruitment, employee training, and plant facilities and services-such as cafeterias and medical clinics-are not included because data are not available for many countries. The labor costs not included account for no more than 4 percent of total labor costs in any country for which the data are available. Production workers generally include those employees who are engaged in fabricating, assembly, and related activities; material handling, warehousing, and shipping; maintenance and repair; janitorial and guard services; auxiliary production (for example, power plants); and other services closely related to the above activities. Working supervisors are generally included; apprentices and other trainees are generally excluded. Methods Total compensation is computed by adjusting each country's average earnings series for items of direct pay not included in earnings and for employer expenditures for legally required insurance, contractual and private benefit plans, and other labor taxes. For the United States and other countries that measure earnings on an hours-paid basis, the figures are also adjusted in order to approximate compensation per hour worked. Earnings statistics are obtained from surveys of employment, hours, and earnings or from surveys or censuses of manufactures. Adjustment factors are obtained from periodic labor cost surveys and interpolated or projected to non-survey years on the basis of other information for most countries. The information used includes tabulations of employer social security contribution rates provided by the International Social Security Association, information on contractual and legislated fringe benefit changes from labor bulletins, and statistical series on indirect labor costs. For other countries, adjustment PAGE 3 factors are obtained from surveys or censuses of manufactures or from reports on fringe-benefit systems and social security. For the United States, the adjustment factors are special calculations for international comparisons based on data from several surveys. While every attempt is undertaken to make the measures among countries as comparable as possible, there are important differences in worker coverage, industrial classification systems, changes over time in survey coverage, frequency and timing of surveys, and data availability of compensation components that limit the comparability of the measures. Where possible, BLS makes adjustments to the measures to make them as comparable as possible. In other cases, BLS may estimate some components of compensation using appropriate indicators or trends. Some of the more prevalent differences that affect the measures are listed below: Additional compensation data relate to all employees: For several countries, data used to calculate the ratio of additional compensation to earnings relate to all employees (both production and salary workers) rather than production workers only. Based on BLS research, the difference in additional compensation ratios between production workers and all employees is typically small in most countries, in part because production workers normally comprise a large portion of all employees in most industries, and in part because the ratio of legally required social insurance costs are typically the same for both production workers and salary workers. Countries for which the ratios of additional compensation relate to all employees are: Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Additional compensation ratios in Australia relate to production and non-production workers other than those in managerial, executive, professional, and higher supervisory positions. Hours estimates are used to calculate hourly compensation costs: For some countries, hourly earnings data are not published. For these countries, BLS estimates hourly earnings by dividing average earnings for a time period by the number of average hours worked during that time period. Hourly earnings for Brazil and Mexico are estimated by dividing total annual earnings for all production workers by estimates of total annual hours worked by production workers. Series over time may be linked due to survey changes or changes in industrial classification: In many cases, data series used to estimate the hourly compensation figures are not available for the entire time period. Where appropriate, BLS attempts to link data series in order to construct estimates of compensation over the entire time period of the measures. Data for all manufacturing or more aggregated industries may be used to estimate some components of compensation: Some data needed for the hourly compensation measures may not be available at the sub-manufacturing level, or may only be available for groupings of industries. For example, trends in bonuses and sick pay are not available at the sub-manufacturing level for some countries. Where appropriate, BLS uses the manufacturing or more aggregated industry data to estimate levels or trends in component industries. Data Limitations Because compensation is partly estimated, as described in the section on methods, the statistics should not be considered as precise measures of comparative compensation costs. In addition, the figures are subject to revision as the results of new labor cost surveys or other data used to estimate total compensation become available. The hourly compensation figures in U.S. dollars shown in the tables provide comparative measures of employer labor costs; they do not provide intercountry comparisons of the purchasing power of PAGE 4 worker incomes. Prices of goods and services vary greatly among countries, and the commercial market exchange rates used to compare employer labor costs do not reliably indicate relative differences in prices. Purchasing power parities--that is, the number of foreign currency units required to buy goods and services equivalent to what can be purchased with one unit of U.S. or other base-country currency--must be used for meaningful international comparisons of the relative purchasing power of worker incomes. Total compensation converted to U.S. dollars at purchasing power parities would provide one measure for comparing relative real levels of labor income. It should be noted, however, that total compensation includes employer payments to funds for the benefit of workers in addition to payments made directly to workers. (For a few countries, the compensation measures also include taxes or subsidies on payrolls or employment even if they do not finance programs which directly benefit workers.) Payments into these funds provide either deferred income (for example, payments to retirement funds), a type of insurance (for example, payments to unemployment or health benefit funds), or current social benefits (for example, family allowances), and the relationship between employer payments and current or future worker benefits is indirect. On the other hand, excluding these payments would understate the total value of income derived from work because they substitute for worker savings or self-insurance to cover retirement, medical costs, etc. Total compensation, because it takes account of employer payments into funds for the benefit of workers, is a broader income concept than either total direct earnings or direct spendable earnings. An even broader concept would take account of all social benefits available to workers, including those financed out of general revenues as well as those financed through employment or payroll taxes. EXCHANGE RATES: NATIONAL CURRENCY UNITS PER U.S. DOLLAR PAGE 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTRY OR AREA 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1.000 1.000 Brazil.................. .. .. .. .. 1.005 1.078 1.161 1.821 1.830 2.353 2.921 3.075 2.926 2.435 Canada.................. 1.209 1.290 1.366 1.373 1.364 1.385 1.484 1.486 1.486 1.549 1.570 1.401 1.302 1.212 Mexico.................. 3095 3.116 3.375 6.419 7.600 7.918 9.152 9.553 9.459 9.337 9.663 10.79 11.29 10.89 Australia............... 1.360 1.471 1.367 1.350 1.277 1.345 1.590 1.549 1.720 1.935 1.839 1.533 1.358 1.311 Hong Kong SAR........... 7.740 7.736 7.729 7.736 7.735 7.743 7.747 7.759 7.792 7.800 7.800 7.788 7.789 7.778 Israel.................. 2.459 2.830 3.011 3.011 3.192 3.449 3.800 4.140 4.077 4.206 4.738 4.554 4.482 4.488 Japan................... 126.8 111.1 102.2 93.96 108.8 121.1 131.0 113.7 107.8 121.6 125.2 115.9 108.2 110.1 Korea, Republic of...... 780.6 802.7 803.5 771.3 804.5 950.8 1400 1190 1131 1292 1250 1192 1145 1024 New Zealand............. 1.859 1.847 1.685 1.524 1.454 1.509 1.865 1.889 2.189 2.380 2.153 1.718 1.505 1.419 Singapore............... 1.629 1.616 1.527 1.417 1.410 1.486 1.672 1.695 1.725 1.793 1.791 1.743 1.690 1.664 Sri Lanka............... 43.83 48.32 49.42 51.25 55.27 59.00 64.45 70.64 77.01 89.38 95.66 96.54 101.2 .. Taiwan.................. 25.16 26.42 26.47 26.50 27.47 28.78 33.55 32.32 31.26 33.82 34.54 34.41 33.37 32.13 Austria................. 10.99 11.64 11.41 10.08 10.59 12.21 12.38 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Belgium................. 32.15 34.58 33.43 29.47 30.97 35.81 36.31 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Czech Republic.......... .. .. .. 26.54 27.15 31.70 32.28 34.57 38.60 38.04 32.74 28.21 25.70 23.96 Denmark................. 6.037 6.486 6.356 5.600 5.800 6.609 6.703 6.990 8.095 8.332 7.886 6.577 5.989 5.995 Finland................. 4.487 5.725 5.234 4.376 4.595 5.196 5.347 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 France.................. 5.294 5.667 5.546 4.986 5.116 5.839 5.900 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Germany................. .. 1.655 1.622 1.432 1.505 1.735 1.760 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Greece.................. 190.6 229.3 242.6 231.7 240.7 273.1 295.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hungary................. .. .. 105.2 125.7 152.6 186.8 214.4 237.1 282.2 286.5 257.9 224.3 202.7 199.6 Ireland................. .5868 .6827 .6680 .6236 .6252 .6595 .7019 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Italy................... 1232 1573 1611 1629 1543 1704 1737 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Luxembourg.............. 32.15 34.60 33.46 29.48 30.96 35.77 36.30 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Netherlands............. 1.759 1.858 1.819 1.604 1.686 1.953 1.984 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Norway.................. 6.214 7.098 7.055 6.336 6.459 7.086 7.552 7.807 8.813 8.996 7.984 7.080 6.740 6.441 Poland.................. .. .. .. .. .. 3.280 3.480 3.970 4.350 4.094 4.080 3.889 3.658 3.236 Portugal................ 135.1 161.1 165.9 149.9 154.3 175.4 180.3 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Spain................... 102.4 127.5 133.9 124.6 126.7 146.5 149.4 .9387 1.083 1.117 1.058 .8833 .8040 .8033 Sweden.................. 5.826 7.796 7.716 7.141 6.708 7.645 7.952 8.274 9.174 10.34 9.720 8.080 7.348 7.471 Switzerland............. 1.406 1.478 1.367 1.181 1.236 1.451 1.451 1.505 1.690 1.689 1.557 1.345 1.243 1.246 United Kingdom.......... .5662 .6660 .6528 .6335 .6407 .6106 .6034 .6184 .6598 .6946 .6660 .6117 .5456 .5490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See notes on following page Exchange Rate Notes PAGE 6 Notes on Exchange Rates Hong Kong SAR relates to the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. The exchange rates for Germany are used to convert hourly compensation costs into U.S. dollars for both the former West Germany and for Germany. On January 1, 1999, several European countries joined the Euro area: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Greece joined on January 1, 2001. Currencies of Euro area members were established at fixed conversion rates to the euro, the official currency of the European Monetary Union . Exchange rates between the national currencies of Euro area countries and the U.S. dollar are no longer reported; only the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar is available. National currency units are United States, dollar; Brazil, real; Canada, dollar; Mexico, peso; Australia, dollar; Hong Kong, dollar; Israel, new shekel (1992-2005); Japan, yen; Republic of Korea, won; New Zealand, dollar; Singapore, dollar; Sri Lanka, rupee; Taiwan, dollar; Austria, schilling (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Belgium, franc (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Czech Republic, koruna; Denmark, krone; Finland, markkaa (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); France, franc (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Germany, mark (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Greece, drachma (1992-2000), euro (2001-2005); Hungary, forint; Ireland, pound (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Italy, lira (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Luxembourg, franc (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Netherlands, guilder (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Norway, kroner; Poland, zloty; Portugal, escudo (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Spain, peseta (1992-1998), euro (1999-2005); Sweden, krona; Switzerland, franc; United Kingdom, pound. HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 7 UNITED STATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 15.95 16.37 16.78 17.17 17.74 18.20 18.52 18.90 19.65 20.52 21.33 22.20 22.82 23.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 14.18 14.59 14.88 15.09 15.52 15.85 16.54 16.36 16.99 17.58 18.25 18.77 19.35 19.51 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.58 11.75 11.95 12.57 12.90 13.26 13.85 14.23 14.75 15.20 15.52 16.04 16.34 16.77 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.60 8.81 9.06 9.48 9.75 10.12 10.58 10.81 11.40 11.68 11.63 12.30 12.57 13.11 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.85 10.05 10.31 10.85 11.20 11.60 12.19 12.58 13.21 13.63 13.85 14.57 14.88 15.41 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 10.35 10.75 11.19 11.53 12.02 12.56 12.97 13.19 13.87 14.64 14.69 15.84 15.90 15.83 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.89 10.10 10.37 10.90 11.25 11.66 12.23 12.62 13.25 13.69 13.90 14.64 14.94 15.43 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 12.42 12.57 12.85 13.28 13.70 14.18 14.40 14.81 15.42 16.15 16.44 17.01 17.39 17.61 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 18.15 18.72 19.14 19.79 20.38 20.93 21.72 21.68 22.68 23.91 25.04 26.22 27.19 27.45 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 26.59 28.19 29.00 29.99 29.22 31.03 31.42 31.58 32.56 33.63 34.30 36.02 36.51 36.22 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 19.56 19.97 20.67 21.32 22.14 22.96 23.36 23.23 24.78 25.53 25.98 27.04 28.31 29.22 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 14.69 14.86 14.95 15.30 15.83 16.28 16.69 17.01 17.76 18.82 19.37 20.47 21.13 21.48 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 16.47 16.75 17.13 17.57 18.02 18.61 19.20 19.41 20.29 21.08 21.71 22.58 23.24 23.76 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 20.84 21.41 21.75 22.38 22.87 23.07 23.65 23.63 24.64 25.76 26.89 28.00 28.32 29.03 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 15.54 15.96 16.07 16.57 17.03 17.41 17.96 18.10 18.82 19.58 20.02 20.56 20.99 21.72 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 17.09 17.53 17.70 18.22 18.67 18.98 19.51 19.59 20.37 21.18 21.72 22.39 22.78 23.49 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 17.52 17.81 18.08 18.28 19.01 19.56 20.05 20.58 21.47 22.13 22.60 23.48 23.88 24.56 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 16.48 16.97 17.32 17.37 17.92 18.80 19.54 19.99 20.83 21.99 23.25 24.08 25.00 26.63 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 15.15 15.45 15.78 16.26 16.86 17.84 18.11 18.44 19.14 20.01 20.22 21.08 21.91 22.57 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 23.52 24.49 25.44 25.66 26.32 26.63 26.27 26.14 27.52 29.25 31.40 32.81 33.30 34.45 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 25.19 26.01 27.00 27.11 27.88 28.26 27.21 26.98 28.50 30.39 32.49 33.88 34.09 35.62 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 23.91 25.04 26.02 26.20 26.86 26.93 27.80 27.85 29.37 31.35 33.02 34.99 36.48 37.18 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 12.20 12.47 12.73 13.20 13.63 14.10 14.61 15.01 15.78 16.50 16.77 17.43 17.68 18.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 8 UNITED STATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 15.95 16.37 16.78 17.17 17.74 18.20 18.52 18.90 19.65 20.52 21.33 22.20 22.82 23.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 14.18 14.59 14.88 15.09 15.52 15.85 16.54 16.36 16.99 17.58 18.25 18.77 19.35 19.51 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.58 11.75 11.95 12.57 12.90 13.26 13.85 14.23 14.75 15.20 15.52 16.04 16.34 16.77 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.60 8.81 9.06 9.48 9.75 10.12 10.58 10.81 11.40 11.68 11.63 12.30 12.57 13.11 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.85 10.05 10.31 10.85 11.20 11.60 12.19 12.58 13.21 13.63 13.85 14.57 14.88 15.41 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 10.35 10.75 11.19 11.53 12.02 12.56 12.97 13.19 13.87 14.64 14.69 15.84 15.90 15.83 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.89 10.10 10.37 10.90 11.25 11.66 12.23 12.62 13.25 13.69 13.90 14.64 14.94 15.43 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 12.42 12.57 12.85 13.28 13.70 14.18 14.40 14.81 15.42 16.15 16.44 17.01 17.39 17.61 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 18.15 18.72 19.14 19.79 20.38 20.93 21.72 21.68 22.68 23.91 25.04 26.22 27.19 27.45 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 26.59 28.19 29.00 29.99 29.22 31.03 31.42 31.58 32.56 33.63 34.30 36.02 36.51 36.22 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 19.56 19.97 20.67 21.32 22.14 22.96 23.36 23.23 24.78 25.53 25.98 27.04 28.31 29.22 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 14.69 14.86 14.95 15.30 15.83 16.28 16.69 17.01 17.76 18.82 19.37 20.47 21.13 21.48 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 16.47 16.75 17.13 17.57 18.02 18.61 19.20 19.41 20.29 21.08 21.71 22.58 23.24 23.76 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 20.84 21.41 21.75 22.38 22.87 23.07 23.65 23.63 24.64 25.76 26.89 28.00 28.32 29.03 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 15.54 15.96 16.07 16.57 17.03 17.41 17.96 18.10 18.82 19.58 20.02 20.56 20.99 21.72 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 17.09 17.53 17.70 18.22 18.67 18.98 19.51 19.59 20.37 21.18 21.72 22.39 22.78 23.49 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 17.52 17.81 18.08 18.28 19.01 19.56 20.05 20.58 21.47 22.13 22.60 23.48 23.88 24.56 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 16.48 16.97 17.32 17.37 17.92 18.80 19.54 19.99 20.83 21.99 23.25 24.08 25.00 26.63 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 15.15 15.45 15.78 16.26 16.86 17.84 18.11 18.44 19.14 20.01 20.22 21.08 21.91 22.57 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 23.52 24.49 25.44 25.66 26.32 26.63 26.27 26.14 27.52 29.25 31.40 32.81 33.30 34.45 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 25.19 26.01 27.00 27.11 27.88 28.26 27.21 26.98 28.50 30.39 32.49 33.88 34.09 35.62 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 23.91 25.04 26.02 26.20 26.86 26.93 27.80 27.85 29.37 31.35 33.02 34.99 36.48 37.18 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 12.20 12.47 12.73 13.20 13.63 14.10 14.61 15.01 15.78 16.50 16.77 17.43 17.68 18.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 9 BRAZIL ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. .. .. 5.76 5.77 5.49 3.39 3.50 2.97 2.57 2.74 3.15 4.09 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. 4.22 4.35 4.16 2.64 2.60 2.20 1.99 2.08 2.35 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. .. 4.28 4.36 3.94 2.45 2.56 2.11 1.85 1.98 2.27 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. .. .. 2.60 2.58 2.47 1.48 1.49 1.24 1.04 1.12 1.25 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. 3.34 3.32 3.10 1.87 1.93 1.60 1.36 1.46 1.65 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. 2.98 2.85 2.61 1.66 1.73 1.45 1.31 1.43 1.57 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. 3.23 3.18 2.95 1.80 1.86 1.55 1.35 1.45 1.62 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. 2.45 2.46 2.42 1.54 1.55 1.41 1.25 1.45 1.67 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. .. 7.56 7.39 6.93 4.28 4.73 3.94 3.41 3.70 4.31 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. 32.22 32.76 34.27 17.32 21.37 19.34 16.26 23.52 26.44 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. 9.05 9.18 8.96 5.72 5.82 5.05 4.59 4.53 5.51 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. 5.92 5.71 5.39 3.36 3.54 2.93 2.58 2.88 3.09 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. 4.33 4.19 4.07 2.67 2.62 2.24 1.97 2.15 2.50 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. .. .. .. 10.08 9.93 9.24 5.62 6.26 5.23 4.66 4.79 6.07 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. .. .. .. 5.46 5.44 5.03 3.11 3.15 2.70 2.27 2.46 2.82 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. .. .. .. 7.35 7.22 6.67 4.07 4.27 3.60 3.08 3.34 3.99 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7) .......................................... .. .. .. .. 7.55 7.39 7.07 4.35 4.55 3.92 3.26 3.28 4.02 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. .. .. 7.54 7.92 8.18 5.14 6.59 5.38 4.55 3.84 4.56 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. .. .. 7.86 7.38 7.16 4.35 4.50 3.95 3.42 3.64 3.90 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)............................ .. .. .. .. 10.16 10.45 10.24 6.63 7.13 5.85 4.93 5.17 6.05 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)....................... .. .. .. .. 10.52 10.79 10.54 6.75 7.27 5.97 4.94 5.11 5.92 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (9)........................ .. .. .. .. 13.00 16.26 15.26 9.66 10.84 8.87 10.18 9.24 10.69 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. .. .. 3.13 3.04 2.85 1.81 1.97 1.68 1.42 1.53 1.81 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles.. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Excludes automotive diesel engines. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. (9) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 10 BRAZIL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.................................................................... .. .. .. .. 5.79 6.22 6.37 6.17 6.41 6.99 7.51 8.43 9.22 9.97 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................ .. .. .. .. 4.25 4.69 4.83 4.81 4.75 5.18 5.82 6.41 6.88 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)...................... .. .. .. .. 4.30 4.70 4.58 4.46 4.68 4.96 5.40 6.08 6.65 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................ .. .. .. .. 2.62 2.78 2.87 2.70 2.73 2.91 3.03 3.43 3.65 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)............................... .. .. .. .. 3.35 3.58 3.60 3.41 3.53 3.77 3.98 4.49 4.83 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................ .. .. .. .. 2.99 3.08 3.03 3.02 3.17 3.41 3.84 4.40 4.59 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316).............. .. .. .. .. 3.24 3.43 3.42 3.29 3.41 3.64 3.93 4.45 4.73 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)........................................... .. .. .. .. 2.46 2.66 2.81 2.80 2.84 3.32 3.66 4.47 4.89 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322).................................................. .. .. .. .. 7.60 7.97 8.04 7.80 8.65 9.26 9.97 11.36 12.60 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)........................ .. .. .. .. 32.38 35.32 39.78 31.54 39.11 45.51 47.51 72.32 77.36 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)........................................... .. .. .. .. 9.10 9.89 10.41 10.42 10.65 11.87 13.40 13.92 16.12 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)........................... .. .. .. .. 5.95 6.16 6.26 6.11 6.49 6.89 7.53 8.85 9.03 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)........................ .. .. .. .. 4.35 4.52 4.72 4.86 4.80 5.27 5.74 6.61 7.31 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)...................................... .. .. .. .. 10.13 10.70 10.73 10.23 11.45 12.30 13.61 14.74 17.75 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)........................... .. .. .. .. 5.49 5.87 5.84 5.66 5.76 6.35 6.62 7.58 8.25 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6).......... .. .. .. .. 7.39 7.78 7.74 7.42 7.82 8.47 8.99 10.28 11.68 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)......................................... .. .. .. .. 7.59 7.97 8.21 7.93 8.33 9.23 9.52 10.09 11.77 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ....................... .. .. .. .. 7.58 8.54 9.50 9.36 12.06 12.66 13.29 11.81 13.35 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ........ .. .. .. .. 7.90 7.95 8.31 7.92 8.24 9.29 10.00 11.19 11.40 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)........................... .. .. .. .. 10.21 11.26 11.89 12.08 13.05 13.75 14.41 15.90 17.69 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)...................... .. .. .. .. 10.57 11.63 12.24 12.28 13.30 14.04 14.43 15.72 17.32 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (9)....................... .. .. .. .. 13.06 17.52 17.71 17.59 19.84 20.86 29.74 28.41 31.28 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337).......................... .. .. .. .. 3.14 3.28 3.30 3.30 3.61 3.95 4.14 4.70 5.28 .. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles.. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Excludes automotive diesel engines. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. (9) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 11 CANADA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................17.57 16.97 16.29 16.50 17.04 16.83 15.93 16.10 16.48 16.23 16.72 19.53 21.77 23.82 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................15.25 15.15 14.40 14.36 14.91 14.74 13.67 13.56 13.84 13.86 14.34 17.00 18.96 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................12.61 11.74 11.38 11.90 12.94 12.78 11.47 11.60 12.36 11.88 12.27 14.09 16.85 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 9.71 9.08 8.76 8.79 10.00 9.99 9.18 9.01 9.44 8.62 9.04 10.43 12.91 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................10.80 9.92 9.64 9.85 10.97 10.90 9.91 9.85 10.37 9.70 10.13 11.77 14.40 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 9.55 9.38 9.28 9.31 10.51 10.20 9.63 9.41 9.77 9.14 9.60 10.78 11.72 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............10.64 9.87 9.61 9.79 10.93 10.83 9.89 9.81 10.32 9.65 10.07 11.67 14.12 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................16.87 16.29 15.73 16.28 16.88 16.62 15.51 15.68 16.00 15.36 15.97 18.84 20.71 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................21.90 21.18 20.35 21.09 21.34 21.37 20.69 20.68 21.17 20.98 20.93 23.70 25.42 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................17.19 19.52 18.79 18.35 18.65 18.04 20.53 20.50 18.94 20.08 21.30 24.42 25.95 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ...............................................19.57 18.97 18.21 17.63 17.90 17.52 16.96 16.86 16.61 16.63 17.70 20.83 22.34 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................18.30 17.35 16.28 16.82 17.29 16.53 15.42 15.58 15.61 16.27 16.36 17.83 20.34 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) ..........................................23.92 23.39 22.04 22.31 22.79 22.45 20.87 21.84 21.78 21.67 22.21 25.83 28.64 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ...............................17.31 15.79 15.17 15.79 16.06 15.94 15.29 16.02 16.13 15.59 16.13 19.21 21.04 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) ..............20.12 19.12 18.20 18.55 18.83 18.45 17.39 18.17 18.19 17.59 18.01 21.26 23.42 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) ..............................................18.19 17.32 16.45 16.89 17.59 17.84 17.05 17.51 18.42 19.28 19.99 23.46 25.63 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) .........17.01 16.08 15.87 16.27 15.35 15.51 14.99 14.41 15.68 16.15 16.16 18.27 19.99 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ...............................21.50 21.12 20.92 21.27 21.30 21.15 20.54 20.66 20.75 20.59 21.33 24.67 27.40 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (1) ......................23.05 22.72 22.62 22.89 23.08 22.99 22.27 22.46 22.47 22.26 23.08 26.50 29.17 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ...........................21.02 20.38 19.67 20.36 20.21 20.39 19.32 19.78 19.78 19.51 19.80 23.20 26.95 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)...........................12.14 11.87 11.21 11.50 12.25 12.15 11.77 12.27 12.93 12.95 13.73 15.54 17.81 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Data for motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (NAICS 3362) are not available and not included. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 12 CANADA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................21.24 21.90 22.26 22.66 23.24 23.31 23.64 23.92 24.49 25.14 26.26 27.36 28.34 28.87 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................18.44 19.54 19.68 19.71 20.33 20.41 20.29 20.15 20.57 21.46 22.51 23.81 24.68 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................15.25 15.14 15.55 16.33 17.65 17.70 17.01 17.23 18.37 18.40 19.26 19.74 21.93 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................11.74 11.71 11.97 12.07 13.64 13.84 13.62 13.39 14.02 13.36 14.19 14.61 16.80 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................13.06 12.80 13.17 13.52 14.97 15.09 14.70 14.63 15.41 15.02 15.90 16.49 18.75 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................11.54 12.10 12.67 12.79 14.34 14.12 14.29 13.98 14.52 14.15 15.07 15.11 15.26 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............12.87 12.73 13.12 13.45 14.91 15.01 14.67 14.58 15.34 14.95 15.81 16.34 18.39 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................20.39 21.02 21.49 22.35 23.03 23.02 23.02 23.31 23.77 23.79 25.07 26.40 26.97 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................26.48 27.33 27.80 28.96 29.11 29.59 30.70 30.73 31.46 32.50 32.86 33.20 33.10 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................20.79 25.17 25.67 25.20 25.44 24.99 30.46 30.46 28.15 31.10 33.44 34.22 33.79 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ...............................................23.66 24.46 24.88 24.20 24.41 24.26 25.17 25.05 24.68 25.76 27.79 29.19 29.08 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................22.13 22.38 22.24 23.09 23.58 22.89 22.88 23.15 23.19 25.20 25.68 24.99 26.48 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) ..........................................28.92 30.18 30.11 30.63 31.08 31.10 30.97 32.45 32.36 33.56 34.87 36.19 37.29 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ...............................20.93 20.37 20.72 21.68 21.91 22.08 22.69 23.80 23.96 24.14 25.33 26.91 27.40 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) ..............24.33 24.66 24.86 25.47 25.69 25.55 25.81 27.00 27.03 27.24 28.27 29.78 30.50 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) ..............................................21.99 22.34 22.47 23.20 23.99 24.71 25.31 26.02 27.37 29.87 31.38 32.87 33.37 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) .........20.56 20.75 21.68 22.34 20.94 21.48 22.25 21.41 23.30 25.01 25.37 25.60 26.02 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ...............................25.99 27.24 28.58 29.20 29.05 29.29 30.48 30.70 30.83 31.90 33.48 34.56 35.68 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (1) ......................27.87 29.31 30.90 31.43 31.48 31.83 33.05 33.37 33.40 34.48 36.24 37.13 37.98 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ...........................25.41 26.30 26.87 27.95 27.56 28.24 28.68 29.39 29.39 30.22 31.08 32.50 35.09 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)...........................14.68 15.31 15.31 15.79 16.71 16.83 17.47 18.23 19.21 20.06 21.56 21.77 23.19 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Data for motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing (NAICS 3362) are not available and not included. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 13 MEXICO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 2.16 2.36 2.74 1.70 1.63 1.73 1.65 1.81 2.07 2.34 2.49 2.44 2.44 2.63 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 1.91 2.07 2.33 1.43 1.39 1.50 1.46 1.61 1.82 2.03 2.13 2.04 2.02 2.15 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 2.05 2.21 2.45 1.50 1.45 1.58 1.54 1.65 1.86 2.08 2.22 2.18 2.17 2.38 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 1.32 1.49 1.87 1.15 1.08 1.11 1.02 1.11 1.28 1.46 1.58 1.58 1.62 1.71 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 1.66 1.82 2.10 1.28 1.20 1.24 1.15 1.26 1.43 1.63 1.75 1.74 1.74 1.89 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 1.96 2.02 2.22 1.32 1.23 1.28 1.20 1.28 1.44 1.63 1.75 1.75 1.81 1.94 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 1.72 1.86 2.12 1.29 1.20 1.25 1.16 1.26 1.43 1.63 1.75 1.74 1.76 1.90 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 1.37 1.51 1.70 1.05 1.02 1.09 1.05 1.13 1.27 1.43 1.52 1.50 1.42 1.57 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 2.48 2.74 3.10 1.90 1.82 1.93 1.84 1.93 2.11 2.30 2.36 2.23 2.22 2.42 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 3.65 4.18 5.04 3.26 3.27 3.62 3.60 3.84 4.29 4.77 5.01 4.86 4.80 5.20 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 2.22 2.41 2.77 1.72 1.66 1.77 1.70 1.81 2.02 2.22 2.31 2.23 2.23 2.43 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 2.18 2.53 2.81 1.73 1.66 1.78 1.73 1.87 2.13 2.42 2.60 2.58 2.61 2.87 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 3.12 3.36 3.76 2.33 2.27 2.48 2.44 2.60 2.93 3.30 3.52 3.50 3.55 3.86 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 1.97 2.21 2.52 1.54 1.46 1.54 1.46 1.62 1.86 2.12 2.28 2.25 2.22 2.44 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 2.34 2.55 2.87 1.76 1.68 1.78 1.70 1.85 2.11 2.39 2.55 2.52 2.53 2.76 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 2.34 2.65 3.00 1.87 1.82 1.97 1.91 2.12 2.43 2.74 2.92 2.86 2.89 3.19 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 1.77 2.07 2.63 1.69 1.63 1.74 1.65 1.87 2.19 2.56 2.81 2.84 2.81 2.88 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 1.98 2.11 2.64 1.70 1.65 1.77 1.70 1.91 2.24 2.63 2.91 2.98 2.92 3.19 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 2.64 2.96 3.57 2.25 2.17 2.31 2.19 2.44 2.82 3.21 3.42 3.35 3.38 3.54 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 2.71 3.02 3.62 2.27 2.19 2.32 2.19 2.46 2.84 3.22 3.43 3.35 3.38 3.52 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 1.44 1.70 1.98 1.22 1.17 1.23 1.16 1.26 1.44 1.63 1.75 1.74 1.80 1.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 14 MEXICO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 6672 #7.36 9.24 10.90 12.38 13.71 15.11 17.32 19.57 21.83 24.07 26.34 27.55 28.67 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 5910 #6.45 7.85 9.19 10.54 11.84 13.32 15.36 17.23 18.97 20.56 22.02 22.82 23.46 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 6355 #6.90 8.27 9.64 11.04 12.49 14.12 15.76 17.59 19.46 21.45 23.56 24.51 25.87 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 4078 #4.64 6.30 7.39 8.18 8.78 9.30 10.65 12.10 13.64 15.30 17.09 18.33 18.68 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 5143 #5.67 7.08 8.19 9.09 9.84 10.57 12.00 13.55 15.17 16.91 18.78 19.68 20.58 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 6066 #6.29 7.48 8.49 9.37 10.14 10.97 12.23 13.63 15.18 16.89 18.88 20.45 21.11 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 5335 #5.80 7.16 8.25 9.15 9.90 10.64 12.04 13.57 15.18 16.92 18.80 19.83 20.68 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 4253 #4.71 5.75 6.76 7.74 8.67 9.64 10.79 12.01 13.32 14.70 16.22 16.05 17.06 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 7683 #8.54 10.45 12.20 13.82 15.30 16.86 18.47 19.99 21.47 22.80 24.10 25.09 26.31 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 11297 #13.04 17.01 20.94 24.82 28.63 32.97 36.68 40.55 44.51 48.41 52.41 54.17 56.59 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 6873 #7.50 9.37 11.07 12.61 14.03 15.53 17.33 19.11 20.71 22.34 24.04 25.22 26.48 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 6756 #7.87 9.49 11.08 12.62 14.13 15.79 17.89 20.13 22.58 25.13 27.87 29.49 31.27 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 9654 #10.47 12.69 14.96 17.27 19.63 22.29 24.84 27.72 30.81 34.03 37.76 40.05 41.99 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 6085 #6.89 8.50 9.90 11.12 12.22 13.40 15.46 17.60 19.78 22.00 24.30 25.06 26.62 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 7258 #7.96 9.69 11.28 12.73 14.08 15.54 17.68 19.95 22.28 24.65 27.18 28.55 30.11 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 7239 #8.25 10.13 12.00 13.80 15.57 17.52 20.28 22.99 25.60 28.21 30.82 32.64 34.70 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 5484 #6.46 8.87 10.82 12.42 13.76 15.10 17.84 20.75 23.88 27.14 30.69 31.70 31.36 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 6136 #6.57 8.91 10.90 12.57 14.02 15.54 18.23 21.21 24.51 28.14 32.12 32.94 34.71 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 8174 #9.23 12.05 14.44 16.46 18.25 20.00 23.35 26.71 29.98 33.06 36.12 38.18 38.55 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 8397 #9.40 12.23 14.60 16.61 18.37 20.08 23.46 26.82 30.08 33.14 36.15 38.12 38.35 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 4449 #5.30 6.67 7.84 8.86 9.75 10.60 12.06 13.60 15.24 16.94 18.77 20.29 21.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 15 AUSTRALIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 13.23 12.62 14.13 15.36 17.02 16.71 15.11 15.92 14.40 13.32 15.38 19.79 23.38 24.91 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. 14.39 15.65 16.72 16.65 15.24 16.00 14.57 13.43 15.65 19.65 22.47 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. 13.03 13.59 15.37 14.40 12.51 13.66 12.36 11.03 12.49 15.99 18.33 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. 11.19 11.79 13.13 12.12 10.50 11.82 10.94 10.24 12.18 15.80 18.31 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. 11.94 12.52 14.04 13.05 11.32 12.63 11.61 10.62 12.34 15.90 18.32 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. 12.49 12.43 13.44 12.83 11.45 12.37 11.03 9.97 11.51 14.82 16.98 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. 12.41 12.56 13.96 13.49 12.13 13.29 12.05 10.85 12.41 15.89 18.21 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. 12.55 12.87 14.64 14.39 13.12 13.70 12.28 11.51 13.35 16.93 19.35 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. 17.73 17.94 19.24 19.57 18.11 18.67 16.66 15.84 18.29 23.74 28.15 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ .. .. 22.98 24.89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.47 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... .. .. 16.49 19.34 21.77 21.01 18.44 19.30 17.38 15.60 17.67 23.28 27.77 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. 14.48 14.83 15.33 15.03 13.64 15.07 14.17 12.60 14.30 19.11 22.87 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ .. .. 14.31 15.60 17.75 17.09 15.13 16.58 15.63 14.02 16.06 20.97 24.91 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... .. .. 17.84 19.08 20.45 20.92 19.38 20.23 18.32 17.32 19.50 24.60 28.51 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... .. .. 13.77 15.17 16.58 15.54 13.47 14.02 12.55 11.76 13.42 17.29 20.10 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. .. .. 17.14 18.39 20.43 20.23 18.23 18.76 16.72 15.88 18.02 23.06 27.02 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. .. .. 14.68 15.33 17.72 17.39 15.66 16.52 14.87 13.63 15.68 20.46 24.34 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. 15.08 18.04 20.81 19.17 16.11 16.91 15.16 13.56 15.25 19.43 22.58 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. 12.70 14.28 15.99 15.47 13.83 14.38 12.71 12.59 15.55 18.53 20.12 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... .. .. 14.02 15.10 17.81 17.81 16.29 17.15 15.42 14.30 16.60 21.15 24.67 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... .. .. 14.13 15.13 16.93 16.80 15.30 16.59 15.31 13.98 16.01 20.56 24.12 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. 11.84 12.60 13.89 13.32 11.91 12.77 11.34 10.51 12.29 16.41 19.47 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 16 AUSTRALIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 17.99 18.56 19.32 20.74 21.73 22.47 24.02 24.66 24.77 25.76 28.29 30.34 31.75 32.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. 19.67 21.13 21.35 22.40 24.23 24.79 25.05 25.99 28.78 30.12 30.52 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. 17.81 18.35 19.63 19.37 19.89 21.16 21.26 21.34 22.96 24.52 24.90 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. 15.30 15.92 16.77 16.30 16.69 18.31 18.81 19.81 22.39 24.22 24.87 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. 16.32 16.90 17.93 17.55 18.01 19.56 19.97 20.55 22.69 24.38 24.88 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. 17.07 16.78 17.16 17.25 18.20 19.15 18.98 19.30 21.16 22.71 23.07 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. 16.96 16.96 17.82 18.14 19.29 20.59 20.72 21.00 22.82 24.36 24.73 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. 17.16 17.37 18.70 19.36 20.86 21.22 21.12 22.27 24.56 25.95 26.27 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. 24.23 24.22 24.56 26.33 28.79 28.92 28.65 30.65 33.64 36.39 38.23 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ .. .. 31.41 33.60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48.17 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... .. .. 22.54 26.11 27.80 28.25 29.33 29.89 29.89 30.19 32.49 35.69 37.71 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. 19.79 20.02 19.57 20.22 21.69 23.34 24.37 24.38 26.31 29.29 31.06 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ .. .. 19.56 21.06 22.67 22.98 24.05 25.68 26.88 27.12 29.53 32.15 33.83 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... .. .. 24.39 25.76 26.12 28.13 30.81 31.34 31.51 33.51 35.87 37.71 38.72 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... .. .. 18.82 20.48 21.17 20.90 21.41 21.72 21.58 22.76 24.69 26.51 27.29 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. .. .. 23.43 24.82 26.08 27.20 28.98 29.06 28.76 30.72 33.13 35.36 36.70 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. .. .. 20.07 20.70 22.63 23.39 24.89 25.59 25.58 26.37 28.83 31.36 33.06 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. 20.61 24.36 26.57 25.78 25.61 26.20 26.08 26.24 28.05 29.79 30.66 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. 17.36 19.28 20.41 20.80 21.98 22.27 21.85 24.36 28.60 28.40 27.32 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... .. .. 19.17 20.38 22.75 23.96 25.90 26.57 26.52 27.68 30.52 32.42 33.50 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... .. .. 19.31 20.42 21.61 22.59 24.33 25.70 26.33 27.05 29.44 31.52 32.76 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. 16.19 17.01 17.74 17.91 18.93 19.78 19.50 20.34 22.61 25.16 26.44 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 17 HONG KONG SAR (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING(2).................................................................. 3.91 4.28 4.60 4.80 5.12 5.38 5.40 5.37 5.45 5.74 5.66 5.54 5.51 5.65 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. (2) Average of selected manufacturing industries. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 18 HONG KONG SAR (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING(2)..................................................................30.26 33.12 35.53 37.11 39.59 41.63 41.81 41.63 42.45 44.81 44.17 43.15 42.90 43.94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. (2) Average of selected manufacturing industries. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 19 ISRAEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 8.11 7.86 8.19 9.41 10.11 10.79 10.85 10.57 11.41 12.17 11.00 11.62 12.01 12.42 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 5.83 5.67 6.12 7.03 7.54 8.10 8.13 7.83 8.33 8.88 8.12 8.64 8.91 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 5.93 5.64 6.02 6.83 7.37 7.73 7.71 7.40 8.24 9.04 8.04 8.30 8.93 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 4.28 4.22 4.52 5.28 5.53 5.96 5.67 5.77 6.41 6.54 6.38 6.55 6.85 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 5.22 5.03 5.38 6.17 6.56 6.98 6.93 6.81 7.57 8.07 7.48 7.77 8.28 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 5.41 5.19 5.62 6.49 7.43 7.73 7.68 7.81 8.57 8.04 7.60 7.66 7.15 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 5.27 5.07 5.43 6.23 6.66 7.06 7.00 6.88 7.64 8.08 7.50 7.77 8.21 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 9.11 9.35 10.85 9.98 9.63 10.23 10.57 9.51 9.59 10.40 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 7.34 7.17 7.53 8.60 9.07 9.83 9.63 9.17 9.68 9.98 8.80 9.37 9.99 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 7.11 6.78 7.63 8.74 9.55 10.45 10.21 9.96 10.79 11.16 9.97 10.33 10.91 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 6.92 6.89 7.40 8.27 8.63 9.12 8.86 8.72 9.31 9.57 8.92 9.33 9.69 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 6.78 6.84 7.10 8.40 8.89 9.55 9.52 9.05 9.93 10.65 9.10 9.64 10.27 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 8.14 8.01 8.22 9.55 10.22 10.69 10.75 10.11 10.99 11.29 10.14 10.94 11.17 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 7.90 7.80 8.01 9.33 9.98 10.48 10.56 9.95 10.83 11.15 10.00 10.76 11.03 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 10.16 9.82 10.81 12.10 12.26 13.31 13.19 12.59 13.00 13.64 12.22 12.74 13.07 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. .. 14.29 14.80 15.53 16.06 16.40 16.37 18.43 16.44 16.11 15.58 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. .. 8.84 9.41 10.28 10.40 10.30 11.23 11.64 10.56 11.04 11.81 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 14.66 14.24 13.04 14.57 16.00 17.06 16.64 16.41 18.05 18.05 16.71 19.06 19.67 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. .. 8.21 8.80 9.25 9.13 8.73 9.60 9.97 8.62 9.14 9.82 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 20 ISRAEL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 19.93 22.23 24.66 28.33 32.26 37.22 41.23 43.75 46.51 51.20 52.13 52.90 53.81 55.76 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 14.35 16.05 18.43 21.15 24.07 27.94 30.90 32.41 33.95 37.35 38.46 39.35 39.94 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 14.58 15.95 18.12 20.57 23.54 26.66 29.28 30.63 33.61 38.03 38.11 37.78 40.02 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 10.53 11.95 13.62 15.89 17.66 20.57 21.55 23.91 26.13 27.53 30.24 29.81 30.71 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 12.84 14.24 16.20 18.57 20.93 24.06 26.32 28.19 30.85 33.95 35.42 35.37 37.10 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 13.31 14.68 16.91 19.55 23.72 26.66 29.18 32.35 34.94 33.83 36.02 34.87 32.06 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 12.95 14.36 16.35 18.76 21.27 24.36 26.60 28.49 31.14 34.00 35.52 35.38 36.78 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 27.44 29.85 37.44 37.92 39.89 41.70 44.44 45.06 43.68 46.59 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 18.05 20.31 22.68 25.88 28.96 33.89 36.61 37.97 39.48 41.99 41.70 42.66 44.78 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 17.49 19.20 22.97 26.30 30.49 36.05 38.80 41.24 43.99 46.92 47.24 47.03 48.92 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 17.02 19.49 22.27 24.90 27.54 31.45 33.68 36.11 37.95 40.25 42.24 42.47 43.44 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 16.68 19.35 21.39 25.28 28.37 32.93 36.18 37.45 40.49 44.78 43.12 43.92 46.03 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 20.01 22.67 24.74 28.74 32.63 36.88 40.84 41.85 44.79 47.48 48.04 49.82 50.06 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 19.42 22.07 24.13 28.10 31.85 36.14 40.14 41.19 44.16 46.91 47.39 49.01 49.44 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 24.98 27.78 32.53 36.44 39.14 45.90 50.13 52.10 53.02 57.39 57.89 58.03 58.59 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. .. 43.04 47.23 53.56 61.04 67.89 66.76 77.52 77.90 73.36 69.82 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. .. 26.61 30.03 35.47 39.52 42.65 45.78 48.94 50.06 50.28 52.92 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 36.06 40.30 39.26 43.86 51.06 58.82 63.22 67.94 73.60 75.93 79.16 86.79 88.17 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. .. 24.73 28.08 31.90 34.69 36.15 39.12 41.92 40.84 41.62 44.03 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 21 JAPAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 16.13 18.86 20.98 23.47 20.44 18.98 17.62 20.44 21.93 19.35 18.60 20.26 21.84 21.76 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 12.34 14.45 16.15 17.88 15.46 14.02 12.87 14.72 15.67 13.75 13.52 14.90 16.12 16.15 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.94 13.93 15.67 18.22 16.55 15.54 14.49 16.30 18.10 15.97 15.35 16.05 17.63 16.83 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)(1).............................................. 8.37 9.42 10.67 12.21 10.57 9.71 8.97 10.93 12.08 10.13 9.98 11.13 11.81 12.11 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315) (1)............................ 9.81 11.18 12.59 14.52 12.27 11.37 10.52 12.44 13.82 11.84 11.55 12.56 13.50 13.48 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)(2).......................... 11.48 13.89 15.10 16.35 13.61 13.19 12.93 15.30 14.77 12.96 12.77 13.27 14.34 13.54 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)(3)............ 9.91 11.35 12.75 14.63 12.35 11.49 10.68 12.63 13.88 11.92 11.64 12.61 13.56 13.48 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 11.99 14.31 16.00 18.11 15.99 14.86 13.70 16.07 17.11 15.03 14.51 15.82 16.59 16.90 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 16.21 19.09 21.20 23.63 20.65 19.55 17.87 20.45 21.86 19.83 18.68 19.83 21.61 21.39 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 30.20 34.96 38.83 43.27 38.52 36.10 33.68 38.39 39.51 34.47 32.58 35.69 35.97 35.66 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 24.15 28.07 31.06 34.93 30.19 28.17 25.86 29.91 31.98 28.49 28.06 30.70 33.22 32.75 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)(4)......................... 15.36 18.11 20.23 22.56 19.84 18.81 17.27 19.63 20.66 18.10 17.94 19.41 20.83 20.86 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (5)......................... 16.06 18.82 21.06 23.26 20.49 19.34 17.95 20.97 22.32 20.02 19.11 20.42 21.60 21.29 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 23.35 27.12 29.78 32.38 27.73 25.32 23.41 27.35 29.26 26.01 24.48 26.55 29.58 30.32 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 16.93 19.93 21.97 23.78 20.53 18.53 17.12 19.83 21.11 18.13 17.08 18.71 20.07 19.90 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 19.66 22.96 25.20 27.26 23.40 21.20 19.57 22.71 24.22 21.09 19.84 21.62 23.58 23.73 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 18.87 21.64 23.78 26.99 23.37 21.60 20.44 23.79 25.16 21.99 20.69 22.88 24.09 24.09 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7) ..... 15.33 18.08 20.52 23.50 21.05 19.59 18.55 21.81 23.67 20.86 20.15 21.95 23.75 23.42 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 20.06 23.81 26.29 29.15 25.65 24.05 22.35 25.76 27.06 24.07 23.39 25.33 27.05 26.84 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)....................... 19.67 23.54 25.91 28.69 25.42 24.00 22.55 26.06 27.61 24.75 24.22 26.55 27.38 27.12 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 13.45 15.83 17.07 19.35 16.50 15.51 14.31 16.48 17.10 14.50 14.26 15.23 16.31 16.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. (2) Excludes rubber and plastic footwear. Includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. (3) Excludes rubber and plastic footwear. (4) Includes rubber and plastic footwear. (5) Includes carbon and graphite products. (6) Excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. (7) Includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring instruments. Includes video recording and duplicating equipment. (8) Includes motorcycles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 22 JAPAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 2046 2095 2144 2205 2224 2299 2308 2324 2364 2353 2329 2348 2363 2395 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 1565 1606 1651 1680 1682 1698 1686 1674 1690 1673 1693 1727 1744 1779 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 1515 1547 1602 1712 1800 1882 1898 1853 1951 1941 1922 1861 1908 1853 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)(1).............................................. 1061 1046 1090 1147 1150 1176 1175 1243 1302 1232 1250 1290 1278 1333 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)(1)............................. 1244 1242 1287 1364 1335 1376 1378 1415 1490 1440 1447 1455 1460 1484 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)(2).......................... 1455 1543 1543 1536 1481 1597 1693 1740 1592 1576 1600 1538 1551 1491 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)(3)............ 1257 1261 1303 1375 1344 1391 1399 1436 1496 1449 1458 1461 1467 1485 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 1520 1589 1636 1702 1739 1800 1795 1827 1844 1828 1817 1833 1796 1860 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 2055 2121 2167 2220 2246 2368 2340 2325 2356 2411 2339 2299 2338 2355 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 3829 3884 3969 4066 4191 4371 4412 4365 4259 4192 4080 4136 3892 3926 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 3062 3118 3174 3282 3285 3412 3387 3401 3448 3464 3513 3558 3594 3606 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)(4)......................... 1948 2012 2068 2119 2158 2278 2263 2232 2228 2201 2247 2250 2253 2297 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (5)......................... 2036 2091 2153 2186 2229 2342 2351 2385 2406 2435 2393 2366 2337 2344 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 2960 3013 3044 3042 3017 3066 3067 3110 3154 3163 3066 3077 3201 3338 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 2147 2215 2245 2235 2234 2243 2242 2255 2276 2204 2139 2168 2172 2191 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 2493 2550 2575 2561 2546 2568 2564 2582 2611 2564 2484 2506 2552 2613 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 2392 2404 2430 2536 2542 2616 2677 2704 2713 2674 2591 2652 2606 2653 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7) ..... 1944 2009 2097 2208 2290 2372 2430 2479 2552 2536 2523 2544 2570 2578 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 2544 2645 2687 2739 2791 2912 2928 2929 2917 2927 2928 2936 2927 2955 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)....................... 2494 2615 2649 2696 2766 2907 2954 2963 2976 3010 3033 3077 2962 2986 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 1706 1759 1745 1818 1795 1878 1875 1874 1844 1763 1786 1765 1765 1780 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. (2) Excludes rubber and plastic footwear. Includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. (3) Excludes rubber and plastic footwear. (4) Includes rubber and plastic footwear. (5) Includes carbon and graphite products. (6) Excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. (7) Includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring instruments. Includes video recording and duplicating equipment. (8) Includes motorcycles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 23 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 5.21 5.63 6.38 7.28 8.21 7.85 5.67 7.36 8.23 7.72 8.77 9.69 11.13 13.56 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. 5.50 5.56 6.55 7.36 7.17 5.12 6.76 7.71 6.95 8.00 8.88 9.72 10.98 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. 4.67 6.14 6.37 6.49 6.04 4.18 4.70 5.31 5.33 6.54 7.24 7.34 9.03 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. 3.39 4.01 4.63 5.03 4.66 3.18 4.16 4.59 4.26 4.88 5.63 6.05 7.92 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. 4.22 5.31 5.77 6.01 5.58 3.86 4.53 5.10 4.99 5.99 6.71 6.90 8.66 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. 3.94 3.94 4.45 5.24 5.08 3.69 4.57 5.13 5.01 6.04 7.28 8.20 10.19 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. 4.15 5.05 5.57 5.91 5.52 3.84 4.54 5.10 4.99 6.00 6.77 7.03 8.81 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. 5.35 7.36 7.29 7.07 7.16 4.87 5.87 7.00 6.75 7.84 8.82 9.45 10.55 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. 5.50 6.45 7.17 7.83 7.98 6.22 7.98 9.26 8.19 9.59 10.05 10.63 12.90 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. 10.94 12.45 13.96 13.84 14.21 10.94 14.94 15.32 13.94 16.64 18.82 24.46 32.01 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. 6.97 7.75 9.39 10.22 9.69 6.96 9.71 11.11 9.92 11.27 13.40 15.46 17.20 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. 5.01 5.83 6.71 7.32 7.06 4.93 6.29 6.90 6.71 7.48 8.10 8.77 10.29 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. 6.28 7.05 7.69 8.31 8.80 5.99 7.83 8.31 8.26 8.50 10.19 11.45 13.58 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. 8.26 8.69 9.89 11.23 10.02 6.87 8.01 13.16 7.82 9.43 10.55 12.59 16.54 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. 5.29 5.98 6.93 8.12 7.34 4.83 5.96 7.08 6.61 7.43 8.30 8.79 9.79 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. 6.45 6.94 7.98 9.39 8.45 5.67 6.99 9.64 7.11 8.37 9.37 10.61 12.92 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. 6.31 6.90 8.02 8.58 8.05 5.73 7.17 8.46 8.64 9.15 10.16 10.55 12.23 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... .. 4.23 5.83 6.57 6.83 6.83 4.75 5.63 6.01 5.13 7.03 7.99 8.94 10.06 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... .. 4.84 5.92 7.21 8.15 7.33 5.21 6.25 7.76 7.41 9.11 9.58 10.99 12.70 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... .. 6.41 8.07 9.67 11.22 9.01 7.30 9.58 10.69 9.77 12.11 12.93 14.70 16.70 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... .. 6.22 8.10 9.85 11.82 10.09 7.81 9.82 10.90 9.71 12.89 13.30 15.08 17.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 24 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 4068 4515 5128 5616 6607 7466 7944 8760 9308 9968 10960 11548 12743 13881 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. 4413 4467 5054 5924 6814 7170 8050 8723 8981 10000 10583 11135 11240 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. 3746 4931 4909 5217 5740 5848 5592 6011 6884 8179 8625 8409 9252 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. 2724 3226 3571 4045 4434 4455 4950 5189 5506 6098 6707 6923 8114 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. 3388 4270 4453 4832 5303 5399 5396 5764 6449 7490 7995 7903 8865 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. 3160 3165 3433 4212 4830 5173 5438 5798 6475 7544 8682 9389 10436 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. 3332 4061 4298 4754 5245 5372 5403 5767 6451 7494 8064 8052 9019 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. 4297 5912 5624 5686 6812 6819 6990 7918 8721 9801 10519 10819 10807 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. 4413 5185 5529 6296 7587 8710 9494 10468 10582 11988 11979 12167 13207 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. 8782 10003 10764 11137 13508 15318 17782 17327 18016 20795 22434 28004 32777 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. 5592 6223 7245 8225 9210 9744 11553 12569 12816 14093 15977 17702 17617 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. 4020 4685 5172 5886 6717 6903 7487 7809 8675 9347 9657 10037 10537 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. 5042 5667 5929 6684 8369 8381 9314 9404 10677 10619 12149 13114 13907 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. 6632 6984 7627 9033 9531 9612 9534 14887 10101 11787 12578 14421 16937 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. 4250 4808 5347 6531 6980 6756 7093 8008 8536 9289 9895 10062 10026 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. 5174 5577 6157 7551 8035 7933 8317 10900 9191 10460 11170 12149 13232 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. 5064 5543 6186 6902 7657 8017 8528 9566 11158 11442 12108 12084 12520 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... .. 3396 4687 5071 5497 6491 6651 6694 6793 6622 8786 9529 10238 10305 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... .. 3882 4760 5563 6559 6968 7294 7442 8781 9577 11392 11415 12583 13003 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... .. 5145 6483 7462 9024 8569 10220 11395 12096 12626 15136 15413 16835 17098 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... .. 4990 6511 7598 9508 9593 10931 11691 12324 12540 16108 15850 17266 18172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 25 NEW ZEALAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 8.05 8.06 9.09 10.35 11.32 11.32 9.38 9.45 8.38 7.97 9.10 11.69 13.65 14.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 26 NEW ZEALAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 14.97 14.88 15.32 15.78 16.46 17.08 17.50 17.86 18.34 18.97 19.59 20.08 20.54 21.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 27 SINGAPORE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 4.85 5.15 6.16 7.57 8.16 8.02 7.36 6.96 7.18 6.97 6.71 7.18 7.38 7.66 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. 7.78 8.36 8.52 8.30 7.20 7.54 7.37 7.30 7.05 7.55 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. 5.06 5.38 5.44 5.54 5.11 5.01 5.27 4.62 4.95 5.60 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... .. .. .. 8.11 8.53 8.17 6.82 6.87 6.43 6.00 6.23 6.74 6.48 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (1) .......................................... .. .. .. 9.44 10.01 10.08 9.08 7.47 8.39 8.42 7.93 8.04 9.18 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (2) .................... .. .. .. 6.76 7.35 7.21 6.55 6.08 6.49 6.36 5.74 6.18 6.50 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. .. 7.95 8.93 8.15 7.46 6.29 7.14 7.31 6.88 8.37 8.05 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... .. .. .. 9.59 10.15 10.26 9.12 8.97 8.63 7.60 7.73 9.91 9.47 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes domestic appliances; excludes optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment. (2) Excludes reproduction of recorded media, measurement & navigation equipment, and watches & clocks. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 28 SINGAPORE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 7.91 8.33 9.40 10.72 11.50 11.91 12.30 11.80 12.39 12.49 12.01 12.51 12.47 12.74 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. 11.03 11.79 12.66 13.88 12.21 13.00 13.21 13.08 12.28 12.76 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. 7.17 7.59 8.09 9.27 8.67 8.65 9.45 8.28 8.64 9.47 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... .. .. .. 11.49 12.03 12.13 11.41 11.64 11.10 10.76 11.16 11.75 10.94 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (1) .......................................... .. .. .. 13.37 14.12 14.97 15.18 12.66 14.47 15.10 14.20 14.02 15.51 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (2) .................... .. .. .. 9.58 10.37 10.72 10.95 10.31 11.20 11.40 10.29 10.77 10.98 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... .. .. .. 11.26 12.60 12.11 12.47 10.67 12.32 13.11 12.32 14.60 13.60 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... .. .. .. 13.59 14.31 15.25 15.24 15.20 14.88 13.62 13.85 17.27 16.01 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes domestic appliances; excludes optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment. (2) Excludes reproduction of recorded media, measurement & navigation equipment, and watches & clocks. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 29 SRI LANKA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.48 0.48 0.46 0.47 0.46 0.48 0.45 0.49 0.51 0.52 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 30 SRI LANKA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 17.51 20.20 22.32 24.45 26.49 26.86 30.10 32.60 36.79 40.11 47.26 49.15 52.50 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 31 TAIWAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 5.12 5.16 5.51 5.99 5.98 6.09 5.39 5.78 6.19 6.05 5.64 5.69 5.98 6.38 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 5.39 5.51 5.87 6.36 6.37 6.87 6.01 6.51 6.59 6.58 6.21 5.99 6.19 6.54 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 4.73 4.72 4.76 5.18 4.98 5.25 4.39 4.57 5.04 4.98 4.78 4.54 4.80 5.19 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 3.72 3.79 4.03 4.35 4.20 4.23 3.76 4.02 4.39 3.94 4.14 4.07 4.41 4.90 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 4.27 4.31 4.44 4.84 4.66 4.84 4.15 4.37 4.81 4.63 4.57 4.39 4.68 5.10 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 4.08 4.25 4.26 4.84 4.88 4.68 4.25 4.63 4.64 4.39 4.49 4.73 4.62 5.13 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 4.24 4.31 4.41 4.84 4.70 4.81 4.16 4.41 4.79 4.60 4.49 4.43 4.67 5.11 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 3.70 3.95 4.42 4.68 4.52 4.35 3.94 4.12 4.25 4.40 4.31 4.25 4.42 4.83 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 6.10 6.08 6.65 7.33 7.23 7.04 5.39 5.87 6.39 6.13 5.72 5.37 5.80 5.83 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 11.61 12.00 14.75 15.99 14.35 15.07 14.28 17.19 14.68 13.85 11.78 12.30 11.58 14.76 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 6.22 6.14 6.47 7.40 7.62 8.35 7.33 7.86 10.15 8.33 7.71 8.35 8.53 9.51 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 5.48 5.10 5.26 5.71 5.76 5.60 4.93 5.40 5.76 5.29 5.27 5.22 5.12 5.29 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 5.39 5.39 5.61 5.85 5.81 5.79 5.38 5.52 5.63 5.65 5.63 5.61 5.89 6.19 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 7.27 7.06 7.92 7.82 7.63 7.52 6.76 7.94 8.27 8.27 7.38 7.93 8.68 8.96 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 4.87 4.84 5.08 5.47 5.36 5.38 4.83 4.95 5.29 5.04 4.70 4.92 5.15 5.40 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 5.74 5.65 6.09 6.32 6.17 6.14 5.52 5.97 6.34 6.20 5.66 5.96 6.36 6.63 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 5.28 5.39 5.65 6.28 6.22 6.18 5.60 5.78 6.33 6.13 5.67 5.73 5.89 6.33 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.51 5.98 6.51 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 4.94 5.11 5.72 6.08 6.25 6.16 5.53 5.83 6.09 5.94 5.45 5.57 5.54 5.90 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 6.97 7.00 7.20 7.47 7.42 7.79 6.86 7.47 7.35 8.29 6.73 6.49 6.79 7.17 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 6.72 6.76 6.93 7.20 6.97 7.52 6.87 7.71 7.35 8.06 7.05 6.85 7.48 7.75 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 13.91 13.21 12.97 13.25 12.36 12.40 11.49 12.89 11.72 13.01 10.20 10.92 10.68 10.84 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 4.32 4.39 4.54 4.78 4.71 4.61 4.04 4.26 4.63 4.78 4.28 4.11 4.46 4.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 32 TAIWAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 128.7 136.3 145.9 158.7 164.3 175.3 180.7 187.0 193.6 204.7 194.8 195.9 199.4 205.0 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 135.6 145.6 155.3 168.5 175.0 197.8 201.5 210.5 205.9 222.7 214.5 206.2 206.6 210.3 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 118.9 124.8 125.9 137.2 136.9 151.0 147.3 147.8 157.4 168.5 165.1 156.3 160.2 166.8 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 93.64 100.0 106.6 115.3 115.3 121.6 126.2 130.1 137.3 133.4 142.9 140.1 147.1 157.5 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 107.4 113.8 117.6 128.2 128.0 139.3 139.3 141.4 150.4 156.4 157.8 151.1 156.1 164.0 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 102.7 112.3 112.6 128.3 134.1 134.6 142.5 149.5 145.0 148.3 155.1 162.7 154.2 164.7 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 106.6 113.7 116.8 128.3 129.1 138.6 139.7 142.5 149.7 155.4 155.1 152.5 155.9 164.1 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 93.20 104.4 117.1 124.1 124.3 125.2 132.3 133.2 132.9 148.8 148.7 146.3 147.4 155.1 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 153.6 160.6 176.0 194.2 198.5 202.6 180.9 189.9 199.9 207.2 197.7 184.9 193.4 187.3 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 292.0 317.0 390.5 423.7 394.1 433.8 479.2 555.6 458.9 468.5 407.0 423.3 386.3 474.3 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 156.6 162.3 171.4 196.0 209.3 240.4 245.9 254.2 317.4 281.9 266.4 287.3 284.7 305.5 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 138.0 134.7 139.2 151.2 158.3 161.2 165.5 174.4 180.1 179.0 182.0 179.5 170.7 169.9 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 135.6 142.5 148.6 155.0 159.5 166.5 180.6 178.4 175.9 191.1 194.3 193.2 196.4 199.0 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 182.9 186.5 209.6 207.2 209.5 216.4 226.7 256.5 258.5 279.7 254.9 273.0 289.7 287.8 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 122.5 127.7 134.5 144.9 147.3 154.8 162.1 159.8 165.4 170.3 162.3 169.4 172.0 173.4 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 144.5 149.3 161.2 167.4 169.5 176.8 185.1 192.9 198.1 209.8 195.4 205.2 212.1 213.2 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 133.0 142.4 149.4 166.4 170.8 177.8 188.0 186.8 197.9 207.4 195.8 197.3 196.4 203.4 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 189.5 199.6 209.2 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 124.2 135.0 151.4 161.1 171.7 177.3 185.6 188.6 190.3 201.1 188.1 191.5 184.8 189.5 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 175.4 185.0 190.5 198.0 203.8 224.3 230.1 241.5 229.8 280.3 232.4 223.5 226.5 230.5 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 169.1 178.6 183.4 190.8 191.6 216.5 230.6 249.3 229.6 272.6 243.5 235.5 249.6 249.0 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 350.0 348.9 343.3 351.3 339.6 356.9 385.4 416.7 366.5 439.8 352.2 375.7 356.5 348.3 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 108.6 116.0 120.2 126.7 129.4 132.6 135.6 137.7 144.8 161.5 147.8 141.4 148.7 149.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 33 AUSTRIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................20.23 20.11 21.49 25.26 24.75 21.88 22.08 21.63 19.14 19.09 20.71 25.51 28.53 29.39 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................20.51 20.25 21.89 25.49 25.44 22.96 23.05 22.44 19.54 19.02 20.54 24.46 26.94 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................15.59 15.26 16.38 19.26 19.41 17.45 17.67 17.20 15.17 15.17 16.48 19.77 22.10 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................12.09 12.19 12.96 14.98 14.86 13.12 13.21 12.77 11.08 11.02 11.99 14.83 16.66 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................14.05 13.91 14.91 17.47 17.71 15.68 15.89 15.44 13.54 13.55 14.76 17.88 20.08 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................13.39 13.01 13.74 16.36 15.83 14.07 13.99 13.26 11.67 11.56 12.68 16.61 18.66 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............13.96 13.77 14.73 17.28 17.18 15.38 15.55 15.03 13.17 13.15 14.31 17.57 19.71 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................22.68 21.81 23.36 27.60 27.82 24.04 24.13 23.92 21.08 20.66 22.43 27.56 30.74 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................21.70 21.54 23.17 27.50 27.51 24.05 24.19 23.97 21.22 20.22 21.72 27.15 29.79 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2).........................21.30 21.14 22.43 26.37 26.02 22.86 22.74 21.97 19.42 19.17 20.57 25.16 28.27 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................24.02 23.94 25.30 29.99 29.27 25.78 26.01 25.60 22.98 22.58 23.87 29.26 32.87 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................19.00 18.61 19.72 23.37 22.76 20.07 20.34 19.93 17.81 17.63 19.02 23.32 26.04 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)...........20.99 20.68 21.84 25.84 25.30 22.09 22.30 21.90 19.60 19.34 20.72 25.35 28.36 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)...........................................22.18 21.77 23.11 27.31 26.04 23.10 23.58 23.65 21.10 20.70 22.00 26.94 30.53 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7)......20.06 20.51 21.67 25.19 24.74 21.83 21.78 21.17 18.33 18.13 19.72 24.02 26.59 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)............................21.59 21.33 22.97 26.89 25.83 22.74 23.12 23.00 20.82 20.50 22.39 27.59 30.35 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Excludes domestic appliances. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 34 AUSTRIA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................222.4 234.1 245.2 254.6 262.1 267.1 273.3 #20.31 20.73 21.33 21.91 22.53 22.94 23.61 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................225.4 235.7 249.8 257.0 269.4 280.4 285.3 #21.07 21.17 21.25 21.73 21.61 21.66 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................171.4 177.7 186.9 194.2 205.5 213.0 218.7 #16.15 16.43 16.95 17.43 17.46 17.77 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................132.9 141.9 147.9 151.0 157.4 160.2 163.5 #11.98 12.00 12.32 12.68 13.10 13.39 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................154.4 161.9 170.1 176.1 187.6 191.4 196.8 #14.49 14.66 15.14 15.61 15.79 16.14 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................147.1 151.4 156.8 164.9 167.6 171.8 173.2 #12.45 12.65 12.91 13.41 14.67 15.00 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............153.4 160.3 168.1 174.2 182.0 187.8 192.5 #14.11 14.26 14.69 15.14 15.52 15.85 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................249.3 253.9 266.6 278.2 294.6 293.6 298.8 #22.46 22.84 23.08 23.72 24.34 24.71 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................238.5 250.8 264.4 277.2 291.4 293.6 299.4 #22.50 22.99 22.58 22.98 23.98 23.95 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2).........................234.1 246.1 256.0 265.8 275.6 279.1 281.6 #20.63 21.03 21.42 21.76 22.22 22.73 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................264.0 278.7 288.7 302.3 310.0 314.8 322.1 #24.03 24.89 25.22 25.25 25.84 26.42 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................208.8 216.6 225.0 235.6 241.1 245.0 251.8 #18.70 19.29 19.69 20.12 20.60 20.94 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)...........230.7 240.8 249.2 260.4 267.9 269.8 276.1 #20.56 21.23 21.60 21.91 22.39 22.80 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)...........................................243.7 253.4 263.7 275.3 275.8 282.0 292.0 #22.20 22.85 23.13 23.27 23.80 24.55 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7)......220.5 238.8 247.2 253.9 262.0 266.6 269.6 #19.87 19.85 20.25 20.86 21.22 21.38 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)............................237.3 248.3 262.1 271.0 273.5 277.6 286.3 #21.59 22.56 22.90 23.68 24.37 24.40 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Excludes domestic appliances. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 35 BELGIUM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING....................................................................20.51 20.16 21.93 25.67 25.26 22.28 22.62 22.14 20.13 19.84 21.77 26.55 30.01 30.79 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................ .. .. .. 23.67 23.52 20.92 21.13 20.81 18.93 18.62 20.39 24.77 28.10 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)...................... .. .. .. 21.95 21.52 19.00 19.32 18.91 17.10 17.08 18.99 23.13 26.20 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................ .. .. .. 17.96 17.34 15.11 15.46 15.02 13.62 13.40 14.66 17.92 20.22 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)............................... .. .. .. 20.89 20.40 18.03 18.43 18.14 16.45 16.47 18.32 22.35 25.35 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................ .. .. .. 20.89 20.60 18.02 18.24 17.68 16.02 15.68 17.13 20.87 23.53 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316).............. .. .. .. 20.89 20.41 18.03 18.42 18.12 16.44 16.45 18.29 22.31 25.31 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)........................................... .. .. .. 23.30 22.74 20.11 20.25 19.64 17.82 17.71 19.53 23.83 26.87 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322).................................................. .. .. .. 25.49 25.10 22.13 22.52 22.08 20.16 19.74 21.41 26.23 29.42 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)........................ .. .. .. 39.98 39.66 36.47 36.69 36.06 32.54 32.81 35.36 42.94 48.59 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)........................................... .. .. .. 31.23 30.49 26.77 27.24 26.61 24.24 24.24 26.08 32.00 36.46 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)........................... .. .. .. 23.64 22.90 20.18 20.70 20.21 18.42 18.42 19.83 24.32 27.70 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)........................ .. .. .. 27.38 26.85 23.69 23.90 23.29 21.19 20.76 22.65 27.53 31.01 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)...................................... .. .. .. 33.06 33.05 29.23 29.51 28.80 25.97 25.32 27.64 33.65 37.78 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)........................... .. .. .. 26.38 26.07 22.79 23.14 22.78 20.74 20.36 22.46 27.38 30.99 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6).......... .. .. .. 28.50 28.26 24.75 24.98 24.40 22.11 21.66 23.82 28.98 32.75 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7).......................................... .. .. .. 26.01 25.40 22.44 22.44 22.12 20.15 19.79 21.83 26.61 30.10 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)........................... .. .. .. 30.39 29.66 26.04 26.21 25.81 23.50 23.08 25.44 30.99 35.04 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)...................... .. .. .. 30.65 29.78 26.13 26.26 25.86 23.55 23.13 25.49 31.06 35.12 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337).......................... .. .. .. 24.27 23.74 21.13 21.38 20.76 18.83 18.80 20.75 25.34 28.60 .. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 36 BELGIUM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING....................................................................659.4 697.1 733.2 756.5 782.3 798.0 821.3 #20.78 21.80 22.17 23.03 23.45 24.13 24.74 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................ .. .. .. 697.6 728.5 749.2 767.2 #19.53 20.51 20.80 21.57 21.88 22.59 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)...................... .. .. .. 646.8 666.6 680.5 701.6 #17.75 18.52 19.08 20.09 20.43 21.07 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................ .. .. .. 529.4 537.0 541.0 561.4 #14.10 14.75 14.96 15.51 15.83 16.25 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)............................... .. .. .. 615.5 631.9 645.6 669.1 #17.03 17.82 18.40 19.38 19.74 20.38 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................ .. .. .. 615.6 637.9 645.4 662.4 #16.60 17.35 17.52 18.12 18.44 18.92 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316).............. .. .. .. 615.5 632.1 645.7 668.9 #17.01 17.81 18.37 19.35 19.71 20.35 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)........................................... .. .. .. 686.6 704.3 720.0 735.2 #18.44 19.30 19.78 20.66 21.05 21.60 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322).................................................. .. .. .. 751.1 777.2 792.5 817.6 #20.73 21.83 22.05 22.65 23.17 23.65 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)........................ .. .. .. 1178 1228 1306 1332 #33.85 35.25 36.65 37.40 37.93 39.07 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)........................................... .. .. .. 920.5 944.2 958.5 989.2 #24.98 26.26 27.08 27.59 28.27 29.32 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)........................... .. .. .. 696.6 709.1 722.8 751.5 #18.97 19.95 20.58 20.97 21.48 22.27 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)........................ .. .. .. 807.0 831.4 848.3 867.6 #21.87 22.95 23.19 23.96 24.32 24.93 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)...................................... .. .. .. 974.4 1024 1047 1072 #27.03 28.13 28.28 29.24 29.72 30.37 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)........................... .. .. .. 777.4 807.4 816.2 840.3 #21.38 22.46 22.75 23.76 24.19 24.92 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6).......... .. .. .. 839.9 875.2 886.4 907.1 #22.90 23.95 24.20 25.19 25.60 26.33 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7).......................................... .. .. .. 766.5 786.7 803.5 815.0 #20.76 21.83 22.11 23.09 23.50 24.20 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)........................... .. .. .. 895.6 918.5 932.6 951.6 #24.23 25.46 25.78 26.91 27.38 28.17 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)...................... .. .. .. 903.3 922.3 935.9 953.5 #24.28 25.51 25.83 26.96 27.43 28.23 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337).......................... .. .. .. 715.4 735.2 756.6 776.4 #19.48 20.40 21.00 21.95 22.38 23.00 .. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 37 CZECH REPUBLIC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. .. 2.63 3.10 2.79 2.99 2.93 2.83 3.13 3.83 4.72 5.45 6.11 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. 2.38 2.50 2.38 2.33 2.68 3.32 3.99 4.65 5.19 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.08 2.23 2.14 2.05 2.40 2.95 3.61 4.13 4.62 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. 2.10 2.28 2.18 2.04 2.24 2.99 3.41 3.99 4.39 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.28 2.41 2.41 2.31 2.68 3.32 4.27 4.90 5.31 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 3.51 4.07 4.13 3.99 4.96 6.09 7.32 8.32 9.57 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.92 3.20 3.16 3.00 3.44 4.24 5.07 5.88 6.62 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.76 2.94 2.94 2.84 3.35 4.09 5.04 5.66 6.22 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.81 3.03 2.97 2.92 3.40 4.20 5.07 5.86 6.49 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... .. .. .. .. .. 3.01 3.15 3.10 2.94 3.45 4.19 5.25 6.03 6.55 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.75 2.97 2.96 2.84 3.30 4.04 4.93 5.74 6.23 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 3.00 3.32 3.36 3.20 3.84 4.61 5.74 6.45 7.24 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (6)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.50 3.25 3.94 4.69 5.83 6.54 7.32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 38 CZECH REPUBLIC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. .. 69.93 84.26 88.50 96.49 101.4 109.4 119.0 125.3 133.1 140.0 146.4 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. 75.44 80.74 82.38 89.80 101.9 108.7 112.4 119.6 124.3 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. 65.86 71.83 73.81 79.16 91.29 96.67 101.9 106.3 110.6 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. 66.56 73.69 75.19 78.64 85.14 97.87 96.25 102.5 105.3 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 72.42 77.86 83.48 89.04 101.8 108.7 120.4 126.0 127.3 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 111.2 131.5 142.9 154.1 188.5 199.3 206.5 213.8 229.3 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 92.52 103.1 109.1 115.6 131.0 138.9 142.9 151.2 158.6 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 87.59 94.75 101.5 109.6 127.6 134.0 142.2 145.6 149.1 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 89.15 97.74 102.8 112.6 129.4 137.6 143.1 150.5 155.5 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... .. .. .. .. .. 95.45 101.6 107.2 113.3 131.3 137.2 148.1 154.9 156.9 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. 87.03 95.72 102.5 109.7 125.4 132.3 139.1 147.6 149.2 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 95.19 107.0 116.3 123.5 146.0 150.8 161.9 165.8 173.6 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (6)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121.0 125.5 150.0 153.4 164.5 168.2 175.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 39 DENMARK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................20.55 19.77 21.12 25.28 25.43 23.48 24.07 24.46 21.87 22.06 24.29 30.19 34.42 35.44 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................21.50 20.92 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................18.09 17.54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................16.19 15.65 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................16.88 16.14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............17.10 16.56 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................22.82 22.01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................21.75 20.72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................20.08 19.51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2).........................20.62 19.70 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................19.19 18.70 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................19.48 18.60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)...........................................19.31 18.67 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (6)......18.34 17.62 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................21.77 20.74 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (7).......................19.01 18.29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Excludes domestic appliances. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 40 DENMARK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................124.0 128.2 134.2 141.6 147.5 155.2 161.3 171.0 177.1 183.8 191.6 198.6 206.2 212.4 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................129.8 135.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................109.2 113.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................97.71 101.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................101.9 104.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............103.2 107.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................137.8 142.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................131.3 134.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................121.2 126.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2).........................124.5 127.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................115.8 121.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................117.6 120.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)...........................................116.6 121.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (6)......110.7 114.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................131.4 134.5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (7).......................114.7 118.6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Excludes domestic appliances. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 41 FINLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 20.06 16.74 19.21 24.31 23.59 21.47 21.83 21.50 19.44 19.85 21.78 27.10 30.67 31.93 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 17.35 14.37 #16.99 #21.12 20.97 19.00 19.14 18.84 16.84 17.04 19.11 24.35 27.70 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 15.56 12.94 #14.35 #17.77 17.51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 13.93 11.55 #12.85 #15.16 14.52 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 15.14 12.57 #13.97 #16.86 16.42 .. 15.69 15.46 13.94 14.27 15.87 19.93 23.04 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 13.95 11.43 #12.09 #15.96 15.08 13.97 13.62 13.84 12.48 12.50 13.33 16.88 19.14 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 14.67 12.26 #13.61 #16.55 16.06 14.99 15.25 15.14 13.66 13.93 15.37 19.29 22.24 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 18.07 15.14 #16.74 #21.61 21.19 19.26 19.87 19.34 17.52 18.04 19.19 23.83 27.38 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 24.96 21.05 #23.99 #30.94 30.48 28.38 28.96 29.13 26.35 27.15 29.60 36.46 41.13 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (1)......................... 18.56 15.11 #16.85 #21.62 21.29 19.48 19.50 19.68 17.57 17.64 19.40 23.99 27.05 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (2)....................................... 21.96 18.96 #22.02 #28.99 28.45 24.73 25.41 24.95 22.54 22.75 24.51 30.85 34.39 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (3)............................ 18.44 15.26 #17.45 #22.44 22.19 19.39 19.99 19.36 17.44 17.60 19.39 23.72 27.20 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... 20.00 16.90 #19.47 #25.33 24.96 21.67 22.16 21.41 19.42 19.60 21.38 26.49 29.99 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... 20.36 16.73 #19.75 #25.19 24.82 21.70 21.94 21.45 19.22 19.23 20.97 25.73 29.26 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (6)...... 17.11 13.87 #16.08 #20.56 20.39 17.92 19.48 19.00 17.31 17.79 19.26 24.07 26.70 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................ 20.38 17.69 #19.91 #25.84 24.90 21.52 22.06 21.81 18.78 18.53 20.91 27.57 30.73 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 16.60 13.69 #14.70 #18.40 17.74 16.57 16.37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (3) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Excludes domestic appliances. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 42 FINLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 89.99 95.83 100.6 106.4 108.4 111.6 116.7 #20.18 21.06 22.17 23.04 23.94 24.66 25.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 77.83 82.25 #88.94 #92.42 96.36 98.72 102.3 #17.69 18.24 19.03 20.21 21.51 22.27 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 69.80 74.08 #75.13 #77.78 80.48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 62.52 66.13 #67.27 #66.35 66.72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 67.92 71.96 #73.09 #73.77 75.47 .. 83.91 #14.51 15.10 15.94 16.79 17.61 18.52 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 62.58 65.44 #63.29 #69.84 69.30 72.60 72.85 #12.99 13.52 13.96 14.10 14.91 15.39 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 65.84 70.20 #71.26 #72.41 73.78 77.87 81.56 #14.21 14.79 15.56 16.26 17.04 17.88 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 81.10 86.65 #87.63 #94.55 97.38 100.1 106.3 #18.15 18.98 20.15 20.30 21.05 22.01 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 112.0 120.5 #125.6 #135.4 140.1 147.5 154.8 #27.35 28.55 30.33 31.31 32.21 33.07 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (1)......................... 83.28 86.51 #88.17 #94.63 97.82 101.2 104.3 #18.48 19.03 19.70 20.52 21.19 21.74 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (2)....................................... 98.55 108.5 #115.2 #126.9 130.7 128.5 135.8 #23.42 24.41 25.41 25.93 27.25 27.65 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (3)............................ 82.75 87.36 #91.31 #98.19 102.0 100.8 106.9 #18.18 18.89 19.66 20.51 20.95 21.87 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... 89.76 96.73 #101.9 #110.9 114.7 112.6 118.5 #20.10 21.03 21.89 22.61 23.39 24.11 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... 91.33 95.77 #103.3 #110.3 114.1 112.7 117.3 #20.14 20.82 21.48 22.18 22.73 23.52 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (6)...... 76.79 79.39 #84.18 #89.99 93.70 93.11 104.1 #17.83 18.75 19.87 20.37 21.26 21.47 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................ 91.46 101.3 #104.2 #113.1 114.4 111.8 117.9 #20.47 20.34 20.70 22.12 24.35 24.71 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 74.48 78.36 #76.95 #80.50 81.49 86.10 87.51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (3) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Excludes domestic appliances. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 43 FRANCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................17.31 16.46 17.10 19.26 18.99 17.10 17.32 17.00 15.46 15.65 17.13 21.14 23.89 24.63 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................17.26 16.62 17.23 19.38 19.18 17.30 17.60 17.29 15.74 15.82 17.26 21.31 24.03 24.72 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................14.19 13.40 13.87 15.59 15.38 13.83 13.96 13.59 12.32 12.43 13.59 16.78 18.99 19.68 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................11.92 11.32 11.67 13.19 13.06 11.76 11.92 11.67 10.57 10.55 11.60 14.36 16.25 16.69 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................13.18 12.46 12.87 14.49 14.30 12.89 13.05 12.73 11.54 11.61 12.71 15.70 17.78 18.37 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316).............................13.53 12.79 13.18 14.75 14.47 13.06 13.05 12.76 11.55 11.60 12.74 15.71 17.75 18.29 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............13.24 12.52 12.92 14.53 14.32 12.89 12.98 12.67 11.49 11.54 12.66 15.63 17.68 18.24 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................19.22 18.17 18.90 21.31 20.90 18.74 18.79 18.26 16.44 16.64 18.22 22.47 25.29 25.92 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................20.82 20.15 21.06 23.81 23.54 21.06 21.26 20.61 18.65 18.85 20.51 25.30 28.52 29.36 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................17.15 16.12 16.52 18.40 18.03 16.24 16.34 15.83 14.16 14.39 15.78 19.51 22.06 22.77 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2).........................18.11 17.32 18.06 20.40 20.26 18.33 18.60 18.25 16.69 16.88 18.43 22.65 25.52 26.30 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................20.04 19.11 19.73 22.07 21.73 19.32 19.43 18.86 16.96 17.30 18.85 23.26 26.28 27.10 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................17.12 16.26 16.83 18.95 18.72 16.93 17.20 16.94 15.27 15.50 17.06 21.09 23.86 24.64 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)...........18.16 17.25 17.82 20.01 19.73 17.71 17.88 17.50 15.70 15.95 17.53 21.66 24.49 25.29 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)...........................................17.64 16.78 17.45 19.66 19.34 17.54 17.89 17.73 16.25 16.43 17.99 22.25 25.13 25.89 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7).....................17.72 16.33 16.82 18.76 18.50 16.61 16.93 16.77 15.33 15.74 17.14 21.12 23.86 24.49 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)......17.41 16.63 17.21 19.30 18.91 17.32 17.82 17.87 16.51 17.01 18.55 22.91 25.88 26.68 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................19.62 18.72 19.36 21.68 21.29 18.97 19.00 18.74 17.25 17.53 19.12 23.71 26.87 27.78 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9).......................19.24 18.27 18.81 21.02 20.63 18.46 18.50 18.30 16.88 17.16 18.72 23.21 26.33 27.25 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (10).......................23.43 22.82 23.93 26.95 26.48 23.50 23.70 23.43 21.69 21.99 23.97 29.66 33.41 34.33 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. (10) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 44 FRANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING....................................................................91.66 93.28 94.81 96.04 97.16 99.87 102.2 #15.96 16.75 17.48 18.12 18.68 19.21 19.78 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................91.36 94.18 95.55 96.63 98.14 101.0 103.8 #16.23 17.05 17.67 18.26 18.82 19.32 19.86 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)......................75.14 75.92 76.91 77.72 78.66 80.77 82.38 #12.75 13.34 13.88 14.38 14.82 15.27 15.81 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................63.13 64.15 64.74 65.78 66.79 68.68 70.35 #10.96 11.45 11.79 12.27 12.68 13.07 13.41 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)...............................69.78 70.63 71.35 72.22 73.15 75.26 76.97 #11.95 12.50 12.96 13.45 13.87 14.29 14.76 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................71.63 72.46 73.11 73.54 74.04 76.24 76.97 #11.98 12.52 12.95 13.47 13.87 14.27 14.69 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)..............70.09 70.94 71.65 72.44 73.28 75.25 76.57 #11.90 12.45 12.90 13.39 13.80 14.21 14.65 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)..................................................101.8 103.0 104.8 106.3 106.9 109.4 110.9 #17.14 17.80 18.59 19.27 19.85 20.33 20.82 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)...........................................110.2 114.2 116.8 118.7 120.4 122.9 125.4 #19.35 20.20 21.06 21.70 22.35 22.93 23.58 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)...........................90.80 91.33 91.62 91.72 92.25 94.83 96.43 #14.86 15.33 16.08 16.70 17.24 17.74 18.29 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)........................95.85 98.17 100.1 101.7 103.7 107.0 109.7 #17.13 18.08 18.86 19.50 20.01 20.52 21.13 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)......................................106.1 108.3 109.4 110.1 111.2 112.8 114.6 #17.71 18.37 19.32 19.94 20.55 21.13 21.77 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)...........................90.65 92.16 93.35 94.46 95.75 98.83 101.5 #15.90 16.54 17.31 18.05 18.63 19.18 19.79 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)..........96.11 97.74 98.85 99.76 100.9 103.4 105.5 #16.42 17.01 17.82 18.54 19.13 19.69 20.31 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)..........................................93.39 95.09 96.80 98.03 98.95 102.4 105.6 #16.65 17.60 18.35 19.03 19.65 20.20 20.80 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7)....................93.80 92.54 93.30 93.52 94.67 97.00 99.91 #15.75 16.61 17.58 18.13 18.66 19.18 19.67 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8).....92.18 94.26 95.43 96.24 96.76 101.1 105.1 #16.77 17.89 19.00 19.62 20.24 20.81 21.43 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)...........................103.9 106.1 107.4 108.1 108.9 110.8 112.1 #17.60 18.68 19.58 20.23 20.94 21.60 22.32 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)......................101.9 103.6 104.3 104.8 105.6 107.8 109.2 #17.17 18.28 19.17 19.80 20.50 21.17 21.89 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (10)......................124.0 129.3 132.7 134.4 135.5 137.2 139.8 #21.99 23.50 24.56 25.35 26.20 26.86 27.58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. (10) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 45 GERMANY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. 23.89 25.33 30.10 29.58 25.96 25.17 24.57 22.67 22.47 24.22 29.64 32.50 33.00 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.69 20.02 18.04 17.87 19.31 23.66 25.96 26.33 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 18.83 18.12 16.29 16.18 17.53 21.20 23.38 23.52 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.67 16.21 14.79 14.71 15.97 19.38 21.19 21.46 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 18.20 17.59 15.89 15.81 17.17 20.80 22.91 23.08 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16.74 16.27 14.97 14.99 16.21 19.81 21.44 21.51 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. .. .. 17.42 16.83 15.74 15.66 16.97 20.56 22.58 22.74 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.94 20.24 18.30 18.04 19.42 23.45 25.54 25.65 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.41 23.64 21.42 21.20 22.87 28.01 30.72 31.15 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.06 31.37 27.97 27.64 29.94 36.49 39.55 40.07 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.51 28.16 25.57 25.24 27.32 33.25 35.81 36.28 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 22.20 21.40 19.28 19.08 20.69 25.25 27.54 27.91 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 22.36 21.57 19.57 19.39 20.86 25.58 27.82 28.04 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 28.42 27.30 24.81 24.52 26.49 32.30 35.50 36.03 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 23.11 22.26 20.05 19.82 21.40 26.07 28.47 28.80 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 25.03 24.08 21.70 21.47 23.21 28.29 30.95 31.35 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 26.70 25.84 23.35 23.15 24.95 30.65 33.77 34.31 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.12 23.32 21.06 20.77 22.47 27.33 29.69 29.92 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 24.47 23.68 21.44 21.23 23.01 28.18 31.00 31.43 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.72 33.35 30.35 29.89 31.59 38.77 43.02 43.93 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 34.64 34.28 31.20 30.62 32.22 39.57 44.02 44.95 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (11)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 31.92 30.81 27.53 27.49 29.68 36.20 39.24 40.18 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19.22 19.12 20.64 25.07 27.23 27.54 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. (11) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 46 GERMANY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. 39.54 41.09 43.10 44.51 45.04 44.30 #23.07 24.55 25.10 25.62 26.18 26.13 26.51 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36.42 #18.79 19.54 19.97 20.43 20.90 20.87 21.15 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33.13 #17.01 17.64 18.08 18.54 18.72 18.80 18.89 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.34 #15.22 16.02 16.44 16.90 17.12 17.04 17.24 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 32.04 #16.51 17.21 17.66 18.16 18.37 18.42 18.54 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29.46 #15.27 16.22 16.74 17.14 17.50 17.24 17.28 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.65 #15.80 17.05 17.49 17.95 18.16 18.15 18.27 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 36.85 #19.00 19.82 20.16 20.54 20.71 20.54 20.61 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 42.97 #22.20 23.20 23.69 24.19 24.75 24.70 25.02 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 58.19 #29.45 30.30 30.87 31.67 32.23 31.80 32.19 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 51.94 #26.44 27.70 28.19 28.89 29.37 28.79 29.15 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 39.08 #20.09 20.88 21.31 21.89 22.30 22.14 22.42 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 39.36 #20.24 21.20 21.67 22.07 22.59 22.36 22.53 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 50.02 #25.62 26.87 27.40 28.02 28.53 28.54 28.94 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. 40.67 #20.89 21.72 22.14 22.63 23.03 22.89 23.13 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 44.05 #22.61 23.51 23.98 24.55 24.99 24.88 25.18 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 47.00 #24.26 25.30 25.86 26.39 27.07 27.15 27.56 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 42.45 #21.89 22.82 23.21 23.77 24.14 23.87 24.04 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 43.06 #22.23 23.22 23.71 24.34 24.89 24.92 25.25 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 59.35 #31.31 32.88 33.38 33.42 34.25 34.59 35.29 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 60.96 #32.18 33.79 34.21 34.08 34.95 35.39 36.11 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (11)....................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 56.18 #28.92 29.83 30.71 31.40 31.98 31.55 32.28 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20.82 21.36 21.83 22.15 21.89 22.12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. (11) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 47 GREECE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 7.66 7.22 7.68 9.07 9.46 9.08 8.80 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 7.22 6.83 7.28 8.59 9.01 8.82 8.50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 7.44 7.07 7.33 8.59 8.91 8.65 8.31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 7.60 7.19 7.59 8.67 9.14 8.85 8.89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 7.65 7.43 7.77 8.65 8.94 8.46 8.12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1).........................10.06 10.80 11.14 12.53 12.54 11.82 11.78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ 8.18 7.70 8.23 9.42 9.64 9.01 8.74 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 7.81 7.37 7.77 8.96 9.18 8.50 8.42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... 8.70 8.24 8.71 10.02 10.41 10.03 9.69 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4).......................................12.11 11.15 11.41 13.36 13.61 13.15 11.40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ 8.02 7.43 7.85 9.19 9.62 9.05 8.73 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... 9.68 8.94 8.96 10.77 11.00 10.47 9.72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... 8.48 8.00 8.54 9.73 9.83 9.37 8.99 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... 8.24 7.79 8.20 9.36 9.76 9.50 9.38 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ 9.80 9.14 10.21 12.22 12.77 12.60 12.23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 6.77 6.50 7.11 8.36 9.04 8.68 8.27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 48 GREECE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................1460 1656 1863 2102 2277 2480 2601 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................1376 1565 1766 1990 2168 2407 2511 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................1419 1622 1778 1991 2144 2362 2456 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................1448 1649 1842 2009 2199 2417 2627 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................1458 1703 1884 2004 2151 2310 2400 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1).........................1918 2476 2703 2904 3020 3229 3481 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................1559 1765 1997 2182 2321 2460 2583 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................1489 1690 1884 2076 2210 2321 2487 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3).........................1659 1891 2114 2322 2507 2739 2864 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4).......................................2308 2558 2768 3095 3276 3590 3369 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................1528 1704 1905 2130 2316 2471 2581 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)...........1845 2050 2173 2495 2648 2859 2874 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)...........................................1617 1835 2071 2255 2366 2558 2655 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)......1570 1786 1991 2170 2349 2594 2771 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................1867 2095 2477 2832 3074 3440 3613 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)...........................1291 1490 1726 1937 2176 2372 2445 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 49 HUNGARY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. 2.71 2.69 2.73 2.73 2.80 2.83 2.79 3.16 3.92 4.76 5.63 6.07 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. 2.68 2.59 2.59 2.57 2.49 2.83 3.54 4.28 5.07 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.96 2.31 2.87 3.38 3.88 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.01 2.34 2.80 3.45 4.09 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. 1.99 2.00 2.04 2.04 1.97 2.32 2.86 3.40 3.91 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.79 2.15 2.77 3.27 3.90 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.13 5.99 7.54 11.06 14.14 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.39 5.07 6.30 7.66 9.21 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.87 3.34 4.17 5.03 5.96 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. 2.97 2.98 3.13 3.23 3.09 3.53 4.46 5.34 6.21 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... .. .. .. .. 2.94 2.98 2.94 2.89 2.90 3.22 3.97 4.85 5.81 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.96 3.35 4.21 5.01 5.99 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.96 4.47 5.44 6.75 7.95 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 50 HUNGARY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. 284.5 337.8 417.4 510.3 599.7 670.5 788.0 904.4 1012 1068 1142 1212 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. 408.7 483.0 555.1 609.5 703.1 812.0 913.3 960.6 1028 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 553.8 662.0 741.2 758.7 786.4 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 568.2 669.5 720.9 773.0 828.4 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. 303.6 373.6 436.9 484.1 556.5 663.5 736.9 762.5 791.8 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 505.2 616.5 714.3 732.8 790.2 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1449 1717 1945 2482 2866 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1240 1451 1624 1717 1868 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 809.4 956.8 1074 1129 1207 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. 453.6 555.9 670.7 766.1 871.1 1010 1151 1197 1260 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (4)........... .. .. .. .. 449.4 557.2 631.3 686.1 817.3 923.1 1025 1087 1178 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 834.8 959.8 1085 1125 1214 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1116 1280 1403 1515 1612 .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 51 IRELAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 13.25 12.02 12.54 13.75 14.11 13.80 13.68 13.77 12.72 13.60 15.26 19.09 21.94 22.76 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 13.69 12.29 12.85 14.28 14.29 14.16 13.64 13.82 12.97 14.33 16.31 20.09 22.29 22.99 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.57 10.32 10.78 11.71 11.97 11.52 11.46 11.61 10.78 11.74 12.89 15.71 17.43 18.27 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.06 7.25 7.72 8.88 9.26 9.28 9.20 9.34 8.85 9.51 10.71 13.40 15.45 16.09 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.57 8.57 9.04 10.09 10.47 10.33 10.32 10.53 10.01 10.95 12.09 14.87 16.67 17.45 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 9.82 8.98 9.08 9.84 9.55 9.65 9.28 9.48 8.58 9.54 10.32 12.85 14.02 15.55 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.74 8.79 9.24 10.04 10.37 10.24 10.20 10.39 9.85 10.80 11.94 14.71 16.49 17.33 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 11.27 11.79 11.73 12.10 12.02 11.14 11.77 13.20 16.61 18.83 19.50 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 14.22 13.03 13.71 15.38 15.82 15.07 15.10 15.71 13.65 14.45 16.31 21.01 24.50 24.23 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 16.51 14.94 15.91 17.37 17.91 17.79 17.24 17.15 15.71 16.94 19.25 24.26 29.34 31.05 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 13.97 12.22 12.59 13.93 14.06 13.45 13.44 13.47 12.13 12.40 13.89 17.54 20.31 21.55 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 15.56 13.84 14.06 15.51 16.48 15.89 15.87 15.52 14.15 14.25 15.89 20.00 22.02 23.10 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 17.91 16.44 15.80 16.37 17.68 18.00 17.80 17.40 14.59 14.80 16.51 19.64 21.87 23.10 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ .. .. .. 13.25 13.10 12.80 12.79 12.99 11.74 12.42 14.46 17.80 20.52 21.70 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... .. .. .. 13.89 13.82 13.70 13.71 13.84 12.31 12.82 14.80 18.10 20.72 21.90 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 12.36 11.31 11.65 13.12 13.58 13.26 13.17 13.14 12.22 12.83 13.91 17.99 20.42 21.45 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7)..................... .. .. .. 13.29 14.13 12.89 13.04 12.38 11.80 12.87 13.73 17.29 20.83 20.39 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... .. .. .. 12.64 12.51 12.60 12.13 12.00 11.02 11.48 13.16 17.33 20.49 19.33 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ 15.08 13.19 13.55 14.57 15.23 15.05 14.75 15.12 14.01 14.73 17.23 22.31 25.71 26.57 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... 11.49 10.42 10.73 12.13 12.45 12.56 12.69 13.86 13.10 13.54 14.90 20.50 21.92 23.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 52 IRELAND ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 7.77 8.21 8.38 8.57 8.82 9.10 9.60 #12.93 13.78 15.19 16.14 16.86 17.64 18.28 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 8.04 8.39 8.58 8.90 8.93 9.34 9.58 #12.98 14.05 16.01 17.25 17.74 17.92 18.47 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 6.79 7.04 7.20 7.30 7.48 7.60 8.05 #10.90 11.68 13.11 13.64 13.88 14.01 14.68 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 4.73 4.95 5.15 5.54 5.79 6.12 6.45 #8.76 9.59 10.62 11.33 11.83 12.42 12.93 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 5.62 5.85 6.04 6.29 6.55 6.81 7.25 #9.88 10.85 12.23 12.79 13.13 13.40 14.02 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 5.76 6.13 6.07 6.14 5.97 6.36 6.52 #8.90 9.30 10.66 10.92 11.35 11.27 12.49 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 5.72 6.00 6.18 6.26 6.48 6.75 7.16 #9.76 10.67 12.07 12.63 12.99 13.26 13.92 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 7.03 7.37 7.73 8.49 #11.28 12.07 13.15 13.97 14.67 15.14 15.66 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 8.35 8.89 9.16 9.59 9.89 9.94 10.60 #14.75 14.78 16.14 17.25 18.56 19.70 19.47 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 9.69 10.20 10.63 10.83 11.20 11.74 12.10 #16.09 17.02 18.93 20.36 21.43 23.59 24.94 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 8.20 8.34 8.41 8.69 8.79 8.87 9.43 #12.64 13.14 13.85 14.70 15.49 16.33 17.31 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 9.13 9.45 9.39 9.67 10.30 10.48 11.14 #14.57 15.33 15.92 16.81 17.66 17.70 18.55 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3).......................................10.51 11.22 10.56 10.21 11.06 11.87 12.49 #16.33 15.80 16.53 17.47 17.35 17.58 18.56 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ .. .. .. 8.26 8.19 8.44 8.98 #12.19 12.72 13.87 15.30 15.72 16.50 17.43 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... .. .. .. 8.66 8.64 9.04 9.63 #12.99 13.34 14.32 15.66 15.99 16.66 17.59 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 7.25 7.72 7.78 8.18 8.49 8.74 9.24 #12.33 13.24 14.34 14.72 15.89 16.41 17.23 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7)..................... .. .. .. 8.29 8.83 8.50 9.15 #11.63 12.78 14.38 14.52 15.27 16.75 16.38 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... .. .. .. 7.88 7.82 8.31 8.51 #11.27 11.93 12.83 13.92 15.31 16.48 15.53 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ 8.85 9.00 9.05 9.08 9.52 9.93 10.35 #14.20 15.17 16.46 18.23 19.71 20.67 21.34 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... 6.74 7.11 7.17 7.56 7.79 8.28 8.90 #13.01 14.19 15.12 15.76 18.11 17.63 18.61 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 53 ITALY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 18.91 15.38 15.40 15.69 17.10 16.06 15.83 15.55 13.84 13.61 14.75 18.11 20.48 21.05 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 19.83 16.39 16.82 16.78 18.27 17.43 16.65 16.38 14.66 14.38 15.54 19.10 21.77 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 16.73 13.52 13.65 13.79 15.07 14.34 13.77 13.55 12.46 12.23 13.21 16.37 18.45 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 14.52 11.79 11.98 12.11 13.25 12.70 12.19 11.99 11.00 10.81 11.68 14.45 16.30 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 15.84 12.87 13.07 13.24 14.51 13.68 13.13 12.93 11.88 11.66 12.60 15.61 17.60 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 15.18 12.41 12.38 12.67 13.82 13.22 12.69 12.43 11.40 11.20 12.08 14.93 16.85 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 15.75 12.78 12.89 13.06 14.25 13.60 13.05 12.83 11.78 11.57 12.50 15.47 17.46 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 20.92 16.81 16.81 17.40 18.90 17.80 16.88 16.47 14.64 14.27 15.49 19.14 21.44 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 22.64 18.20 18.28 18.44 20.52 19.63 18.78 18.11 15.86 15.42 16.58 20.36 23.12 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 19.53 16.06 16.19 16.18 17.53 16.78 16.17 15.94 14.34 14.07 15.26 18.76 21.02 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 19.65 16.02 15.93 16.34 17.80 17.07 16.38 16.08 14.48 14.19 15.25 18.92 21.28 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 22.15 17.99 17.99 18.66 20.34 19.16 18.34 17.86 16.28 16.05 17.50 21.39 24.26 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 19.51 15.79 15.74 16.21 17.59 16.58 15.95 15.64 14.27 14.06 15.32 18.73 21.23 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 20.78 16.82 16.78 17.36 18.86 17.77 17.07 16.71 15.24 15.02 16.38 20.02 22.71 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 19.99 16.18 16.14 16.61 18.02 17.00 16.37 16.08 14.70 14.50 15.79 19.31 21.91 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7)..................... 18.95 15.38 15.36 15.81 17.20 16.20 15.64 15.45 14.04 13.84 15.07 18.44 20.90 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... 19.57 15.88 15.86 16.40 17.87 17.04 16.34 15.98 14.38 14.18 15.43 18.89 21.41 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ 19.67 15.98 15.97 16.50 17.98 17.07 16.35 15.94 14.44 14.24 15.51 18.96 21.49 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... 20.16 16.33 16.29 16.78 18.22 17.14 16.44 16.04 14.61 14.40 15.67 19.18 21.74 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (10)....................... 17.87 14.60 14.69 15.27 16.73 16.17 15.44 15.08 13.58 13.39 14.57 17.83 20.21 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. (10) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 54 ITALY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 23299 24194 24814 25563 26378 27360 27503 #14.60 15.00 15.20 15.60 16.00 16.46 16.91 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 24430 25782 27095 27343 28191 29707 28914 #15.37 15.88 16.07 16.44 16.87 17.51 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 20613 21267 21996 22459 23255 24428 23914 #12.72 13.49 13.66 13.97 14.46 14.84 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 17887 18553 19300 19727 20438 21639 21177 #11.25 11.92 12.07 12.35 12.77 13.10 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 19517 20239 21049 21561 22396 23316 22815 #12.13 12.87 13.03 13.33 13.79 14.15 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 18705 19521 19947 20633 21318 22523 22035 #11.67 12.35 12.51 12.78 13.19 13.54 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 19407 20103 20760 21273 21994 23168 22668 #12.04 12.76 12.92 13.22 13.67 14.04 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 25778 26446 27089 28338 29169 30333 29327 #15.46 15.85 15.94 16.39 16.91 17.24 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 27891 28625 29449 30045 31659 33447 32617 #17.00 17.18 17.23 17.54 17.99 18.58 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 24059 25255 26085 26352 27055 28586 28087 #14.96 15.53 15.71 16.14 16.57 16.90 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 24212 25197 25664 26617 27464 29095 28446 #15.10 15.68 15.85 16.13 16.71 17.11 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 27288 28291 28980 30403 31383 32648 31851 #16.77 17.64 17.93 18.51 18.90 19.51 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 24035 24842 25353 26413 27148 28247 27697 #14.68 15.45 15.70 16.21 16.55 17.07 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 25602 26464 27029 28272 29097 30278 29658 #15.68 16.51 16.78 17.32 17.69 18.26 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 24630 25454 25995 27057 27808 28961 28442 #15.10 15.93 16.20 16.71 17.06 17.61 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (7)..................... 23350 24199 24751 25751 26532 27602 27159 #14.50 15.21 15.47 15.94 16.29 16.81 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... 24112 24981 25558 26716 27574 29030 28388 #15.00 15.58 15.84 16.32 16.68 17.21 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ 24234 25135 25722 26872 27739 29090 28402 #14.96 15.64 15.91 16.40 16.75 17.28 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... 24838 25689 26236 27330 28108 29215 28560 #15.06 15.83 16.09 16.58 16.94 17.48 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (10)....................... 22015 22969 23663 24869 25810 27557 26825 #14.16 14.71 14.96 15.41 15.75 16.25 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. (10) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 55 LUXEMBOURG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 18.29 18.16 19.99 23.56 22.56 19.75 19.69 19.61 17.51 17.21 18.71 23.12 26.57 27.68 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. 28.69 26.77 24.38 24.67 24.98 22.53 21.82 23.89 29.40 34.43 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 18.72 17.24 16.37 15.52 15.54 14.07 14.15 15.49 19.06 22.14 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ .. .. .. 20.94 20.06 17.20 16.71 16.97 14.39 14.43 15.84 19.17 22.37 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. 27.56 26.49 23.50 23.56 23.02 21.17 20.47 22.32 26.33 30.03 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... .. .. .. 20.30 18.71 17.10 17.36 17.19 16.00 16.27 17.71 21.90 26.24 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... .. .. .. 26.59 26.36 24.08 24.54 26.10 23.64 22.40 24.45 30.17 34.83 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ .. .. .. 22.96 22.32 19.50 19.08 18.39 16.06 15.71 17.25 21.49 24.49 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. 25.80 25.24 21.54 21.06 21.13 18.50 18.22 19.75 24.41 28.10 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 56 LUXEMBOURG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 588.1 628.3 668.8 694.6 698.5 706.4 714.8 #18.40 18.97 19.23 19.80 20.43 21.36 22.23 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. 845.9 828.9 872.0 895.6 #23.45 24.40 24.38 25.27 25.97 27.68 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. 551.9 533.8 585.4 563.4 #14.59 15.24 15.81 16.38 16.84 17.80 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ .. .. .. 617.2 621.0 615.1 606.5 #15.93 15.59 16.11 16.75 16.93 17.99 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. 812.6 820.0 840.4 855.1 #21.61 22.93 22.87 23.61 23.25 24.14 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... .. .. .. 598.5 579.1 611.6 630.2 #16.14 17.33 18.17 18.73 19.35 21.09 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... .. .. .. 783.8 816.0 861.2 890.7 #24.50 25.61 25.02 25.86 26.65 28.00 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ .. .. .. 676.8 691.2 697.6 692.7 #17.27 17.39 17.54 18.25 18.98 19.69 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (5)........................................... .. .. .. 760.6 781.4 770.4 764.4 #19.83 20.04 20.35 20.89 21.56 22.59 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 57 NETHERLANDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 20.01 19.98 20.88 24.03 23.10 20.73 21.29 21.35 19.33 19.85 22.12 27.47 30.76 31.81 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 21.05 20.82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 18.43 18.06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 13.55 13.89 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 16.35 16.32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 22.36 22.34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 19.04 18.79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (1)......................... 20.90 20.50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (2)....................................... 24.31 23.77 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (3)............................ 18.66 18.26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (4)........................................... 19.03 18.91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (5)...... 18.22 18.10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................ 19.39 18.85 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (6)....................... 18.53 18.11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (3) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (4) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (5) Excludes domestic appliances. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 58 NETHERLANDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING.....................................................................35.21 37.12 37.99 38.54 38.94 40.49 42.23 #20.04 20.94 22.18 23.40 24.26 24.73 25.55 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312).................37.03 38.68 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314).......................32.42 33.55 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315).................................................23.83 25.80 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)...............28.76 30.31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)...................................................39.33 41.50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................33.50 34.91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (1).........................36.76 38.10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (2).......................................42.76 44.16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (3)............................32.81 33.93 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (4)...........................................33.48 35.14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (5)......32.05 33.62 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (6)............................34.10 35.03 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (6).......................32.59 33.64 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (3) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (4) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (5) Excludes domestic appliances. (6) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 59 NORWAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 23.48 20.59 21.40 24.84 25.46 24.12 24.43 24.73 22.56 23.51 27.93 32.73 36.41 39.14 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 21.66 18.99 19.66 22.94 23.43 22.11 22.09 22.49 20.35 21.44 26.03 30.58 34.25 36.86 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 19.90 17.55 17.95 20.74 21.26 20.12 20.22 20.37 18.55 19.38 21.80 25.77 28.54 31.24 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 18.14 15.76 15.89 18.62 19.42 18.29 18.36 18.49 16.83 17.58 19.78 23.38 25.89 28.34 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 17.99 15.97 16.61 18.95 19.30 18.31 18.48 18.71 17.13 17.89 20.13 23.79 26.34 28.84 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 19.15 16.90 17.67 20.66 21.39 20.33 20.64 21.28 19.39 20.01 23.55 27.64 31.05 32.93 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 22.88 20.14 20.96 25.04 26.21 24.44 24.56 25.31 23.94 24.08 26.21 31.40 34.93 38.14 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (1)....................................... 24.84 21.71 22.94 26.34 27.51 26.01 26.52 26.30 24.61 26.06 31.41 37.23 41.87 44.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 60 NORWAY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 145.9 146.1 151.0 157.4 164.4 170.9 184.5 193.1 198.8 211.5 223.0 231.7 245.4 252.1 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 134.6 134.8 138.7 145.4 151.4 156.6 166.9 175.6 179.4 192.9 207.8 216.5 230.9 237.4 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 123.7 124.6 126.6 131.4 137.3 142.6 152.7 159.0 163.5 174.4 174.1 182.5 192.3 201.2 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 112.7 111.9 112.1 118.0 125.4 129.6 138.7 144.3 148.3 158.2 157.9 165.5 174.5 182.5 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 111.8 113.3 117.2 120.0 124.6 129.7 139.6 146.1 150.9 160.9 160.7 168.4 177.5 185.7 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 119.0 119.9 124.7 130.9 138.2 144.1 155.9 166.1 170.9 180.0 188.0 195.7 209.3 212.1 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 142.2 143.0 147.9 158.7 169.3 173.2 185.5 197.6 211.0 216.6 209.3 222.3 235.5 245.6 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (1)....................................... 154.4 154.1 161.9 166.9 177.7 184.3 200.3 205.3 216.9 234.4 250.8 263.6 282.2 288.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 61 POLAND ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.79 3.00 2.89 2.81 3.19 3.29 3.52 3.85 4.54 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. 2.66 2.83 2.69 2.63 3.00 3.05 3.21 3.44 4.01 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.32 2.51 2.42 2.33 2.69 2.80 2.95 3.19 3.73 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. .. .. .. 1.87 2.00 1.91 1.82 2.04 2.07 2.25 2.44 2.81 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.03 2.17 2.07 1.98 2.24 2.31 2.48 2.70 3.13 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. 2.12 2.18 2.15 2.07 2.31 2.37 2.48 2.71 3.17 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. .. 2.04 2.17 2.08 1.99 2.25 2.31 2.48 2.71 3.13 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.37 2.54 2.47 2.37 2.62 2.75 2.88 3.15 3.66 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. .. .. 3.34 3.47 3.43 3.09 3.67 3.87 4.23 4.43 5.11 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 5.09 5.68 5.47 5.47 6.49 6.83 7.27 7.92 9.82 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 3.74 4.10 3.79 3.72 4.39 4.49 4.72 5.03 5.87 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.95 3.13 3.05 2.93 3.32 3.48 3.72 4.05 4.77 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.96 3.22 3.17 3.12 3.44 3.57 3.80 4.16 4.82 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. .. .. .. .. 3.97 4.23 3.98 3.78 4.38 4.45 4.84 5.46 6.41 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 2.82 3.03 2.95 2.94 3.27 3.39 3.68 4.03 4.81 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. .. .. .. .. 3.38 3.57 3.40 3.27 3.65 3.74 4.02 4.43 5.23 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. 2.98 3.27 3.16 3.14 3.63 3.77 4.12 4.57 5.42 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... .. .. .. .. .. 3.05 3.34 3.23 3.06 3.45 3.61 3.81 4.08 4.80 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 3.31 3.62 3.51 3.52 4.02 4.01 4.31 4.98 5.78 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... .. .. .. .. .. 3.31 3.54 3.41 3.35 3.73 3.92 4.33 4.93 5.69 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 62 POLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. 9.16 10.44 11.48 12.22 13.06 13.44 13.70 14.08 14.68 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. .. .. .. 8.73 9.84 10.68 11.43 12.30 12.43 12.49 12.59 12.98 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. .. .. .. 7.62 8.73 9.60 10.14 11.02 11.44 11.48 11.68 12.06 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. .. .. .. 6.13 6.97 7.56 7.92 8.37 8.46 8.73 8.94 9.08 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. .. .. .. 6.66 7.56 8.22 8.62 9.18 9.41 9.65 9.89 10.12 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. .. .. .. 6.96 7.59 8.54 9.02 9.44 9.67 9.66 9.93 10.27 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. .. .. .. 6.70 7.56 8.26 8.67 9.21 9.44 9.65 9.90 10.14 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 7.76 8.85 9.79 10.31 10.73 11.22 11.21 11.53 11.84 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. .. .. 10.97 12.07 13.61 13.44 15.01 15.80 16.44 16.19 16.55 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 16.69 19.75 21.72 23.79 26.58 27.86 28.29 28.99 31.77 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ .. .. .. .. .. 12.26 14.28 15.03 16.18 17.97 18.31 18.35 18.38 19.00 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 9.67 10.89 12.12 12.75 13.60 14.20 14.48 14.82 15.43 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... .. .. .. .. .. 9.71 11.22 12.57 13.58 14.08 14.57 14.80 15.20 15.58 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... .. .. .. .. .. 13.03 14.71 15.80 16.46 17.93 18.17 18.82 19.99 20.74 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 9.24 10.54 11.71 12.77 13.39 13.85 14.32 14.76 15.57 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... .. .. .. .. .. 11.07 12.42 13.50 14.21 14.94 15.26 15.64 16.22 16.93 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... .. .. .. .. .. 9.78 11.36 12.55 13.66 14.88 15.39 16.03 16.70 17.52 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (8)...... .. .. .. .. .. 10.01 11.64 12.83 13.33 14.12 14.73 14.81 14.94 15.53 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (9)............................ .. .. .. .. .. 10.87 12.61 13.95 15.31 16.44 16.38 16.75 18.20 18.71 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (9)....................... .. .. .. .. .. 10.84 12.34 13.55 14.56 15.26 16.01 16.82 18.02 18.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Excludes domestic appliances. (9) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 63 PORTUGAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 4.88 4.26 4.36 5.09 5.33 5.13 5.20 5.06 4.49 4.59 5.07 6.24 7.02 7.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 64 PORTUGAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 659.8 685.5 723.4 763.4 821.7 899.2 938.1 #4.75 4.86 5.13 5.36 5.51 5.65 5.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 65 SPAIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 13.39 11.49 11.39 12.70 13.33 12.07 11.94 11.92 10.65 10.78 11.95 15.01 17.14 17.78 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 12.97 10.95 10.82 11.87 12.53 11.00 11.37 11.15 9.81 9.99 11.28 14.11 15.68 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.34 9.58 8.93 10.05 10.17 9.30 9.28 9.18 8.61 8.69 9.36 11.97 13.65 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.63 7.27 7.25 8.01 8.55 7.89 7.68 7.49 6.41 6.55 7.39 9.32 11.01 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.86 8.32 8.01 8.95 9.41 8.64 8.52 8.38 7.54 7.65 8.41 10.69 12.38 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 9.86 8.50 8.15 9.02 9.58 8.40 8.50 8.15 7.29 7.39 8.28 10.21 11.72 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.87 8.36 8.05 8.97 9.44 8.59 8.51 8.33 7.49 7.60 8.38 10.58 12.24 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 9.73 8.32 7.96 8.86 9.98 8.53 8.66 8.69 7.91 7.87 8.43 9.92 11.78 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 14.31 12.00 11.81 13.31 13.88 12.58 12.84 12.68 11.44 11.84 12.89 15.64 19.38 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... 24.94 22.70 23.16 26.45 29.60 26.12 26.28 25.55 23.54 23.40 26.17 34.15 37.29 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ 15.87 12.99 12.96 14.49 16.03 14.20 14.74 14.54 12.40 12.75 14.41 18.46 20.80 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 14.32 12.27 12.27 13.44 14.31 12.83 13.29 13.06 11.69 11.04 12.41 16.00 17.86 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... 13.64 11.85 11.75 12.81 12.57 11.31 11.77 11.63 10.69 10.97 11.95 15.27 16.73 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... 18.27 15.63 15.57 17.43 17.62 16.32 17.15 16.89 15.03 14.99 16.39 21.06 23.75 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ 13.38 11.43 11.48 12.73 12.35 11.24 11.45 11.36 10.41 10.78 11.95 14.88 17.09 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... 14.41 12.33 12.37 13.68 14.00 12.81 12.97 12.74 11.56 11.83 13.06 16.42 18.75 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... 14.20 12.48 12.68 14.44 14.69 13.13 13.05 12.87 12.04 12.24 13.89 17.00 19.74 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... 15.06 13.25 13.09 14.93 14.95 12.87 12.09 11.65 10.97 11.08 11.26 14.35 16.66 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... 13.74 11.91 11.70 12.91 13.52 12.05 12.30 12.43 10.52 10.87 12.06 15.04 17.68 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... 17.89 15.92 15.42 16.89 16.91 15.11 15.39 15.27 13.87 13.54 15.01 19.22 21.53 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... 18.09 16.20 15.37 16.76 16.70 14.99 15.34 15.36 14.15 13.74 15.11 19.37 21.55 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 11.49 9.78 9.27 10.38 10.00 9.06 8.92 8.71 7.82 7.81 8.55 10.78 12.35 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 66 SPAIN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 1371 1465 1525 1583 1689 1769 1784 #11.19 11.54 12.04 12.64 13.26 13.78 14.29 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 1328 1396 1449 1479 1588 1612 1699 #10.47 10.63 11.16 11.93 12.46 12.61 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 1161 1222 1196 1252 1288 1363 1387 #8.62 9.32 9.70 9.90 10.57 10.97 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 883.4 927.0 970.5 997.5 1084 1156 1148 #7.03 6.94 7.32 7.82 8.23 8.86 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 1010 1060 1073 1116 1193 1266 1273 #7.87 8.17 8.55 8.90 9.44 9.95 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 1009 1083 1091 1123 1213 1230 1270 #7.65 7.90 8.25 8.76 9.01 9.42 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 1011 1066 1077 1117 1197 1259 1272 #7.82 8.11 8.48 8.87 9.35 9.84 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 996.1 1060 1066 1104 1264 1250 1294 #8.16 8.57 8.79 8.92 8.76 9.47 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 1466 1530 1581 1659 1759 1843 1918 #11.90 12.39 13.23 13.64 13.82 15.58 .. PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) (1)......................... 2554 2894 3101 3295 3750 3826 3926 #23.98 25.49 26.14 27.69 30.16 29.98 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (2)............................................ 1625 1656 1735 1805 2031 2081 2201 #13.65 13.44 14.24 15.24 16.30 16.73 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 1466 1564 1643 1675 1814 1879 1985 #12.26 12.66 12.34 13.12 14.13 14.36 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (3)......................... 1397 1511 1573 1596 1593 1658 1759 #10.92 11.58 12.26 12.64 13.49 13.45 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (4)....................................... 1871 1992 2084 2172 2232 2390 2562 #15.85 16.28 16.75 17.33 18.60 19.09 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (5)............................ 1370 1457 1537 1586 1564 1647 1711 #10.66 11.27 12.04 12.64 13.14 13.74 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (6)........... 1476 1571 1656 1704 1774 1877 1938 #11.96 12.52 13.22 13.82 14.50 15.08 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (7)........................................... 1454 1591 1698 1799 1862 1923 1950 #12.08 13.04 13.67 14.70 15.01 15.87 .. COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) (8)..................... 1543 1690 1753 1860 1894 1885 1807 #10.94 11.89 12.38 11.92 12.67 13.39 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (9)...... 1407 1518 1566 1609 1712 1766 1837 #11.67 11.40 12.15 12.76 13.28 14.22 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (10)........................... 1832 2029 2065 2105 2143 2214 2299 #14.33 15.03 15.13 15.88 16.98 17.31 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (10)...................... 1853 2065 2058 2089 2116 2196 2292 #14.42 15.33 15.35 15.98 17.11 17.33 .. FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 1177 1246 1242 1293 1267 1327 1332 #8.18 8.47 8.72 9.04 9.52 9.93 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (2) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (3) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (4) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (5) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (6) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (7) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (8) Includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. (9) Excludes domestic appliances. (10) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 67 SWEDEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 24.48 17.52 18.63 21.68 24.35 22.19 22.02 21.62 20.18 18.39 20.23 25.19 28.42 28.73 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 23.62 16.87 #17.97 20.16 22.87 20.74 20.64 20.20 18.86 17.38 18.96 23.56 26.54 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 21.02 15.12 #15.95 17.98 20.52 18.91 18.91 18.46 17.39 15.73 17.49 21.63 24.74 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 23.45 16.78 #17.78 20.35 23.08 21.16 20.68 20.24 18.85 17.24 19.12 23.76 26.90 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 28.40 20.45 #21.63 24.84 29.03 26.33 25.76 25.65 23.93 21.82 23.77 29.52 33.28 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 25.74 18.92 #20.18 22.98 26.25 23.91 23.88 23.53 21.92 20.32 22.82 28.67 31.95 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 22.99 16.92 #18.12 20.08 23.14 21.17 20.98 20.53 19.15 17.44 18.97 23.46 26.36 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 24.44 17.42 #18.04 21.39 23.60 21.22 21.39 20.93 19.53 17.88 19.62 24.61 27.78 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 25.17 18.66 #19.62 23.10 26.64 24.39 24.38 23.61 22.18 20.24 22.18 27.39 30.77 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 23.87 17.15 #18.02 20.62 23.21 20.84 20.59 20.19 18.71 17.11 18.73 23.30 26.25 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 24.44 17.77 #18.68 21.55 24.47 22.15 21.84 21.29 19.77 18.06 19.80 24.56 27.70 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 23.98 17.33 #18.13 20.91 23.49 21.41 21.36 21.01 19.70 17.94 19.70 24.55 27.69 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................ 24.83 17.75 #18.73 22.30 25.10 23.25 23.25 22.62 21.27 19.26 21.44 26.84 30.48 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 68 SWEDEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 142.6 136.6 143.8 154.8 163.4 169.6 175.1 178.9 185.1 190.2 196.6 203.5 208.8 214.6 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 137.6 131.5 #138.6 144.0 153.4 158.6 164.1 167.1 173.0 179.7 184.3 190.3 195.0 .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 122.5 117.9 #123.1 128.4 137.7 144.6 150.4 152.8 159.5 162.6 170.0 174.8 181.8 .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 136.6 130.8 #137.2 145.3 154.8 161.8 164.4 167.5 172.9 178.3 185.8 192.0 197.7 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 165.4 159.4 #166.9 177.4 194.7 201.3 204.9 212.2 219.5 225.6 231.1 238.5 244.6 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 149.9 147.5 #155.7 164.1 176.1 182.8 189.9 194.7 201.1 210.1 221.8 231.7 234.8 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 134.0 131.9 #139.8 143.4 155.2 161.9 166.9 169.9 175.7 180.3 184.4 189.6 193.7 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 142.4 135.8 #139.2 152.8 158.3 162.2 170.1 173.1 179.1 184.9 190.7 198.8 204.1 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 146.7 145.5 #151.4 165.0 178.7 186.5 193.8 195.4 203.5 209.3 215.6 221.3 226.1 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 139.1 133.7 #139.0 147.2 155.7 159.3 163.7 167.1 171.7 176.9 182.0 188.3 192.9 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 142.4 138.5 #144.2 153.9 164.2 169.3 173.7 176.1 181.3 186.8 192.4 198.5 203.6 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 139.7 135.1 #139.9 149.4 157.5 163.7 169.8 173.9 180.7 185.5 191.5 198.4 203.5 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (7)............................ 144.7 138.4 #144.5 159.2 168.4 177.7 184.9 187.1 195.1 199.1 208.4 216.9 224.0 .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Includes automotive diesel engines. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 69 SWITZERLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 22.95 22.36 24.61 28.90 27.94 23.85 24.04 23.22 20.95 21.53 23.77 27.78 30.21 30.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 70 SWITZERLAND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 32.27 33.05 33.65 34.13 34.54 34.60 34.88 34.95 35.41 36.36 37.02 37.37 37.55 38.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 71 UNITED KINGDOM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 14.29 12.48 12.97 13.79 14.12 15.68 16.97 17.33 16.84 16.85 18.36 21.33 24.76 25.66 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 13.41 11.81 12.10 12.93 13.49 14.50 15.54 15.70 14.94 14.63 16.63 18.69 21.24 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.17 9.79 10.28 11.24 11.67 12.78 13.60 14.17 14.03 13.93 15.14 17.57 20.81 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.64 7.65 8.03 8.82 9.14 10.10 11.09 11.56 11.60 11.92 12.24 14.43 16.91 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.65 8.51 9.06 9.93 10.30 12.50 12.23 12.74 12.69 12.78 13.69 16.07 18.98 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 11.00 10.00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.71 8.57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. 11.68 12.77 13.55 13.90 13.91 13.72 14.59 16.98 20.05 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 14.78 13.34 14.39 15.65 16.04 17.76 18.87 19.09 18.55 18.50 20.46 23.06 26.80 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 16.16 14.01 14.69 15.47 15.52 18.07 19.34 19.81 19.09 18.08 20.01 24.31 26.24 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 13.14 11.42 11.78 12.48 12.76 14.12 15.07 15.75 15.32 15.05 16.42 19.06 21.17 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 13.38 11.65 12.39 13.60 14.05 15.69 16.75 16.98 16.53 16.89 18.00 21.34 24.44 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 15.90 13.87 14.53 15.51 16.06 18.15 19.83 19.86 19.87 18.92 20.35 24.25 28.03 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 12.73 11.10 11.94 12.94 13.48 14.59 15.67 15.98 15.26 14.88 15.71 18.42 21.52 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 13.82 12.05 12.83 13.84 14.39 15.82 17.09 17.28 16.79 16.25 17.28 20.32 23.62 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 14.72 12.91 13.52 14.54 14.99 16.57 18.05 18.38 18.13 17.72 19.17 21.87 25.18 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7)...... 13.38 11.61 12.16 12.81 13.11 14.42 15.76 16.29 15.93 15.71 17.22 20.47 23.76 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)............................ 17.01 14.89 15.63 16.60 16.89 18.90 20.33 20.81 20.19 19.79 21.64 25.81 30.08 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)....................... 17.50 15.19 15.99 16.76 16.96 18.76 20.07 20.33 19.54 19.27 21.11 24.78 29.42 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (9)........................ 17.53 15.49 16.12 17.32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Excludes domestic appliances. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. (9) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 72 UNITED KINGDOM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 8.09 8.31 8.47 8.73 9.05 9.58 10.24 10.72 11.11 11.71 12.23 13.05 13.51 14.09 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 7.59 7.87 7.90 8.19 8.64 8.85 9.37 9.71 9.86 10.16 11.08 11.43 11.59 .. TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 6.32 6.52 6.71 7.12 7.48 7.80 8.20 8.76 9.25 9.68 10.08 10.75 11.35 .. APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 4.89 5.10 5.24 5.59 5.86 6.16 6.69 7.15 7.65 8.28 8.15 8.82 9.23 .. TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 5.47 5.67 5.91 6.29 6.60 7.63 7.38 7.88 8.37 8.88 9.12 9.83 10.35 .. LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 6.23 6.66 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 5.50 5.71 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. .. .. 7.48 7.80 8.18 8.59 9.18 9.53 9.72 10.39 10.94 .. PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 8.37 8.89 9.39 9.91 10.28 10.84 11.39 11.81 12.24 12.85 13.63 14.10 14.62 .. CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) (1)............................................ 9.15 9.33 9.59 9.80 9.94 11.03 11.67 12.25 12.59 12.56 13.32 14.87 14.32 .. PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 7.44 7.60 7.69 7.90 8.18 8.62 9.09 9.74 10.11 10.46 10.93 11.66 11.55 .. NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) (2)......................... 7.57 7.76 8.09 8.61 9.00 9.58 10.11 10.50 10.90 11.73 11.99 13.05 13.33 .. PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) (3)....................................... 9.00 9.24 9.49 9.83 10.29 11.08 11.96 12.28 13.11 13.14 13.55 14.84 15.29 .. FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) (4)............................ 7.21 7.39 7.79 8.20 8.64 8.91 9.46 9.88 10.07 10.34 10.46 11.27 11.74 .. PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) (5)........... 7.83 8.03 8.38 8.77 9.22 9.66 10.31 10.68 11.08 11.28 11.51 12.43 12.89 .. MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) (6)........................................... 8.33 8.60 8.83 9.21 9.60 10.12 10.89 11.37 11.96 12.31 12.77 13.38 13.74 .. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) (7)...... 7.57 7.73 7.94 8.12 8.40 8.81 9.51 10.08 10.51 10.91 11.47 12.52 12.96 .. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) (8)............................ 9.63 9.92 10.20 10.52 10.82 11.54 12.27 12.87 13.32 13.75 14.41 15.79 16.41 .. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) (8)....................... 9.91 10.12 10.44 10.62 10.86 11.46 12.11 12.57 12.90 13.38 14.06 15.16 16.05 .. AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) (9)........................ 9.92 10.32 10.52 10.97 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. (2) Includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. (3) Excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. (4) Includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. (5) Excludes uranium processing and refining. (6) Includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photo & copying equip. and auto diesel engines. (7) Excludes domestic appliances. (8) Includes automotive diesel engines. (9) Excludes guided missiles. SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007