Table 5. All Employees: Annual percent change in exchange rates
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Table 5. All Employees: Annual percent change in exchange rates (U.S. dollars per
national currency unit), 33 countries or areas and selected economic groups,
selected years, 1996-2008
Country or Area 1996- 1996- 2000- 2005 2006 2007 2008
2008(1) 2000 2008
Americas
United States............. - - - - - - -
Argentina................. -9.2 .0 -13.4 .7 -4.9 -1.8 -1.7
Brazil.................... -4.9 -13.9 .0 20.2 12.0 11.7 6.2
Canada.................... 2.1 -2.1 4.2 7.4 6.8 5.6 .7
Mexico (2)................ -3.1 -5.3 -2.0 3.6 -.1 -.2 -1.9
Asia and Oceania
Australia................. .7 -7.2 4.9 3.6 -1.2 11.4 1.7
Israel.................... -.9 -5.9 1.7 -.1 .7 7.6 16.3
Japan..................... .4 .2 .5 -1.8 -5.3 -1.2 13.9
Korea, Republic of........ -2.6 -8.2 .4 11.9 7.3 2.7 -15.4
New Zealand............... .3 -9.7 5.8 6.1 -7.9 13.4 -2.9
Philippines............... -4.3 -12.3 -.1 1.7 7.5 11.0 3.8
Singapore................. .0 -4.9 2.5 1.6 4.8 5.4 6.5
Taiwan.................... -1.1 -3.2 -.1 3.9 -1.2 -1.1 4.2
Europe
Austria................... 1.0 -8.2 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Belgium................... 1.0 -8.2 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Czech Republic............ 3.9 -8.4 10.7 7.3 6.0 10.1 20.3
Denmark................... 2.4 - 6.0 -.1 .9 9.2 6.9
Finland................... 1.1 -8.1 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
France.................... 1.2 -7.9 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Germany................... 2.9 - 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Greece.................... 5.9 - 5.9 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Hungary................... -1.0 -14.2 6.4 1.6 -5.1 14.4 7.0
Ireland................... 1.3 -7.5 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Italy..................... 1.3 -7.4 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Netherlands............... 2.4 - 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Norway.................... 2.1 - 5.7 4.6 .5 9.5 3.9
Poland.................... 3.3 - 8.3 13.0 4.3 10.4 22.2
Portugal.................. 1.0 -8.2 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Slovakia.................. 4.3 - 10.3 4.0 4.8 18.8 18.4
Spain..................... 1.0 -8.4 6.0 .1 .9 9.1 7.4
Sweden.................... .2 -7.5 4.2 -1.6 1.3 9.1 2.6
Switzerland............... 1.1 -7.5 5.7 -.2 -.6 4.4 10.9
United Kingdom............ 1.4 -.7 2.6 -.6 1.3 8.5 -7.4
Trade-Weighted Measures
All 32 Foreign Economies.. .2 - 2.6 3.5 2.1 5.0 3.1
OECD (3).................. .6 - 2.9 3.2 1.9 4.9 2.7
Europe (4)................ 1.8 - 5.5 .1 .9 8.9 5.3
Euro Area (5)............. 1.9 - 6.0 .1 .9 9.2 7.5
Eastern Europe (6)........ 2.4 - 8.7 7.3 2.2 12.7 17.1
East Asia ex-Japan (7).... -1.7 - .7 6.3 4.2 2.9 -3.0
Rates of change based on compound rate method.
Dash means data not available.
(1) 1997-2008 data for Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Slovakia. 1998-2008
data for Germany. 2000-2008 data for Greece.
(2) For Mexico, NAICS 31-33 excludes NAICS 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.
(3) Refers to countries in this release that are members of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development.
(4) Europe refers to the European countries in this release.
(5) Euro Area refers to European Union member countries in this release that have adopted
the Euro as the common currency as of January 1, 2009.
(6) Eastern Europe refers to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.
(7) East Asia ex-Japan includes the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore,
and Taiwan.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2010.
Last Modified Date: August 26, 2010
United States Department of Labor
