Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars for production 
workers in manufacturing, selected years, 1980-2000


			
	                United States = 100
		
Year			1980	1990	2000

United States		100	100	100
Canada			 88	107	 81
Mexico			 22	 11	 12
Japan			 56	 86	111
Europe			100	116	 93
Asian NIES		 12	 25	 34
All 28 competitors	 67	 83	 76