Table 7. Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs (United States = 100)
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Table 7. Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing,
33 countries or areas and selected economic groups, selected years, 1975-2008
Country or Area 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008
Americas
United States............. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Brazil.................... - - - - - 18 18 21 24 27
Canada.................... 103 93 89 112 97 85 103 109 116 116
Mexico (1)................ 23 22 12 10 8 11 11 12 12 12
Asia and Oceania
Australia................. 94 90 66 91 88 72 106 108 119 127
Hong Kong SAR (2)......... 12 16 14 22 28 28 24 24 23 23
Israel.................... 33 35 29 52 55 58 52 52 55 67
Japan..................... 48 56 49 84 135 110 90 84 79 90
Korea, Republic of........ 5 10 10 26 44 43 56 64 67 55
New Zealand............... 53 56 36 57 60 43 63 60 69 68
Philippines............... - - - - 5 4 4 4 5 5
Singapore................. 14 16 20 26 45 37 31 36 34 38
Sri Lanka................. 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3
Taiwan.................... 6 11 12 26 35 31 27 28 26 27
Europe
Austria................... 74 93 60 120 148 101 127 130 140 152
Belgium................... 93 121 64 120 149 102 131 133 141 154
Czech Republic............ - - - - 15 14 26 29 33 40
Denmark................... 101 112 63 123 144 109 147 153 168 178
Finland................... 81 88 64 139 132 90 122 126 134 147
France.................... 76 96 61 107 115 80 104 106 114 123
Germany................... - - - - 152 99 121 124 131 141
Hungary................... - - - - 15 12 22 22 27 29
Ireland................... 68 80 58 97 98 78 118 121 130 140
Italy..................... 76 85 60 121 97 74 103 105 112 122
Luxembourg................ 101 119 59 107 136 89 116 116 122 130
Netherlands............... 106 125 68 121 139 95 124 126 133 145
Norway.................... 143 141 88 151 147 114 156 164 182 193
Poland.................... - - - - - 14 19 21 24 32
Portugal.................. 27 23 13 27 33 25 32 33 35 38
Spain..................... 40 59 36 75 72 53 74 77 83 92
Sweden.................... 115 128 75 140 125 105 129 133 143 150
Switzerland............... 98 115 76 140 170 107 131 130 131 145
United Kingdom............ 53 76 48 82 79 85 105 107 116 109
Trade-Weighted Measures
All 32 Foreign Economies.. 61 66 50 77 84 68 79 82 85 89
OECD (3).................. 68 73 55 85 91 74 86 89 93 97
Europe (4)................ 77 95 59 109 120 88 113 116 123 131
Euro Area (5)............. 81 99 60 114 128 88 115 117 124 135
Eastern Europe (6)........ - - - - - 14 22 23 27 34
East Asia ex-Japan (7).... 8 11 12 23 37 34 36 40 40 37
Dash means data not available.
(1) For Mexico, NAICS 31-33 excludes NAICS 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing.
(2) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
(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, and Poland.
(7) East Asia ex-Japan includes Hong Kong SAR, 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
