Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 23 Japan (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 16.10 18.83 20.78 23.34 20.31 18.78 17.63 20.30 21.69 19.23 18.42 20.04 21.65 21.31 19.99 19.75 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 13.29 15.13 16.82 18.68 16.24 14.88 14.01 15.33 16.15 14.25 14.00 15.38 16.67 16.49 15.43 14.91 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 12.08 14.10 15.76 18.39 16.69 15.60 14.73 16.42 18.13 16.10 15.43 16.10 17.70 16.70 16.21 16.52 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.23 9.26 10.45 12.02 10.38 9.52 8.88 10.74 11.81 9.96 9.78 10.91 11.58 11.73 10.60 10.33 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.53 10.88 12.22 14.14 12.32 11.36 10.62 12.48 13.72 11.74 11.44 12.51 13.44 13.31 12.31 12.17 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 11.76 14.20 15.38 16.70 13.90 13.41 13.27 15.56 14.92 13.17 12.94 13.42 14.52 13.58 13.02 14.26 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.66 11.09 12.41 14.30 12.42 11.49 10.79 12.66 13.79 11.83 11.54 12.57 13.51 13.33 12.35 12.32 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 12.48 14.90 16.57 18.79 16.59 15.36 14.29 16.58 17.59 15.51 14.87 16.22 17.09 17.23 15.91 15.59 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. 24.46 21.36 20.18 18.64 21.10 22.42 20.50 19.16 20.31 22.22 21.75 20.93 19.92 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 30.67 35.51 39.18 43.77 39.00 36.41 34.42 38.71 39.70 34.75 32.84 35.86 36.15 35.44 33.40 33.63 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 24.59 28.57 31.49 35.51 30.71 28.53 26.53 30.38 32.31 28.95 28.31 31.07 33.73 32.75 30.64 29.15 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 15.67 18.51 20.58 22.99 20.25 19.14 17.78 20.01 20.96 18.48 18.29 19.73 21.21 20.98 19.55 19.10 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 16.70 19.57 21.71 24.11 21.21 19.94 18.68 21.66 22.91 20.67 19.67 20.96 22.20 21.63 20.21 19.83 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 23.89 27.73 30.31 33.04 28.35 25.80 24.14 28.00 29.75 26.59 25.00 27.02 30.07 30.47 29.22 28.84 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 17.21 20.28 22.18 24.05 20.75 18.68 17.44 19.96 21.17 18.30 17.18 18.77 20.18 19.77 18.42 18.15 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 19.99 23.38 25.54 27.73 23.86 21.53 20.10 23.12 24.55 21.50 20.20 21.99 23.92 23.74 22.36 22.06 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 18.80 21.64 23.63 26.87 23.25 21.29 20.24 23.69 25.37 22.27 20.85 23.05 24.30 24.04 22.67 22.89 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 15.10 18.11 20.44 23.49 20.93 19.25 18.28 21.73 23.22 20.61 19.89 21.60 23.37 22.66 21.21 21.70 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 20.60 24.40 26.76 29.80 26.18 24.49 23.01 26.26 27.43 24.54 23.77 25.71 27.49 26.94 25.05 24.95 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337)........................... 13.58 15.98 17.10 19.46 16.60 15.56 14.50 16.53 17.07 14.55 14.29 15.22 16.34 15.99 15.26 15.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear; includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 326 includes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 327 includes carbon and graphite products. NAICS 333 excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. NAICS 335 includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring equipment, video recording and duplicating equipment. .. Data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers: In National Currency PAGE 24 Japan (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 2041 2092 2123 2193 2210 2274 2309 2309 2338 2338 2306 2324 2342 2347 2326 2326 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 1685 1681 1718 1755 1766 1802 1836 1744 1741 1733 1753 1784 1803 1816 1795 1756 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 1532 1567 1610 1728 1815 1889 1929 1868 1954 1958 1932 1867 1914 1838 1885 1945 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 1044 1029 1067 1129 1130 1152 1164 1222 1273 1211 1225 1264 1252 1292 1233 1217 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 1208 1209 1249 1329 1340 1375 1392 1419 1479 1428 1433 1450 1453 1466 1431 1434 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 1491 1577 1571 1569 1512 1624 1738 1769 1608 1601 1621 1556 1570 1495 1514 1679 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 1225 1232 1268 1344 1351 1391 1414 1440 1487 1438 1445 1457 1461 1467 1436 1451 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 1583 1655 1693 1766 1805 1859 1872 1885 1896 1885 1863 1880 1848 1897 1850 1835 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. .. 2298 2324 2444 2442 2400 2417 2492 2399 2355 2404 2395 2434 2346 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 3889 3944 4003 4112 4242 4408 4508 4403 4279 4224 4112 4158 3910 3902 3885 3960 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 3118 3173 3218 3337 3341 3453 3475 3455 3483 3520 3545 3602 3648 3607 3563 3432 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 1986 2056 2103 2161 2203 2317 2329 2276 2259 2247 2291 2287 2294 2310 2274 2249 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 2118 2174 2219 2266 2307 2414 2447 2463 2469 2513 2463 2430 2401 2382 2350 2336 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 3029 3080 3097 3104 3084 3123 3162 3185 3207 3232 3130 3132 3252 3356 3398 3396 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 2183 2253 2266 2260 2257 2261 2285 2270 2282 2224 2151 2176 2182 2177 2142 2137 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 2535 2597 2610 2606 2595 2606 2633 2630 2647 2614 2529 2550 2587 2614 2601 2597 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 2384 2404 2414 2525 2529 2577 2652 2694 2735 2708 2611 2672 2628 2647 2637 2696 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 1914 2011 2089 2207 2277 2330 2395 2472 2503 2506 2491 2505 2528 2495 2467 2556 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 2612 2710 2734 2800 2848 2964 3015 2987 2957 2983 2977 2980 2973 2966 2913 2938 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337)........................... 1722 1775 1747 1828 1806 1883 1899 1880 1841 1769 1789 1764 1768 1761 1775 1773 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear; includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 326 includes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 327 includes carbon and graphite products. NAICS 333 excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. NAICS 335 includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring equipment, video recording and duplicating equipment. .. Data not available. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009