Percent change in manufacturing unit labor costs (U.S. dollar basis), by country, 1999 Country Percent change Belgium -4.4 France -4.3 Germany -4.1 Sweden -3.5 Italy -3.4 United Kingdom -2.0 United States -1.1 Canada -0.9 Taiwan 1.5 Denmark 1.6 Norway 2.3 Korea 12.6 Japan 13.6