Compensation for U.S. and Foreign Apparel Manufacturers
Apparel manufacturing, hourly compensation costs for all employees, U.S. dollars, 2002–2007
| Country or Area |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
United States |
$15.37 |
$16.63 |
$17.28 |
$18.01 |
$18.65 |
$20.42 |
Argentina |
1.26 |
1.55 |
2.04 |
2.39 |
2.74 |
3.20 |
Australia |
13.38 |
18.39 |
22.42 |
26.58 |
29.81 |
34.00 |
Austria |
15.43 |
18.07 |
19.71 |
20.89 |
21.99 |
24.81 |
Belgium |
18.18 |
22.61 |
25.94 |
27.31 |
28.60 |
31.87 |
Brazil |
1.16 |
1.17 |
1.35 |
1.87 |
2.18 |
2.73 |
Canada |
11.07 |
12.61 |
14.32 |
14.95 |
16.91 |
18.53 |
Czech Republic |
2.85 |
3.58 |
4.17 |
4.58 |
5.08 |
5.84 |
Finland |
15.98 |
18.26 |
21.95 |
22.89 |
23.33 |
26.87 |
France |
18.33 |
22.46 |
25.33 |
26.33 |
27.76 |
31.02 |
Germany |
24.05 |
29.78 |
33.02 |
33.14 |
35.04 |
39.32 |
Hungary |
2.66 |
3.11 |
3.50 |
3.91 |
3.93 |
5.02 |
Israel |
6.97 |
7.22 |
6.80 |
7.31 |
7.56 |
7.59 |
Italy |
13.49 |
17.46 |
20.24 |
21.00 |
21.67 |
24.29 |
Japan |
11.77 |
13.20 |
13.91 |
14.29 |
13.08 |
12.70 |
Korea, Republic of |
6.26 |
7.17 |
7.77 |
10.54 |
13.01 |
14.09 |
Mexico |
1.88 |
1.79 |
1.79 |
1.92 |
2.05 |
2.10 |
Philippines |
0.61 |
0.62 |
0.66 |
0.71 |
0.81 |
0.88 |
Poland |
2.34 |
2.55 |
2.77 |
3.21 |
3.54 |
4.24 |
Slovakia |
2.08 |
2.68 |
3.12 |
3.36 |
3.67 |
4.76 |
Spain |
8.36 |
10.71 |
12.53 |
13.16 |
13.56 |
15.97 |
Taiwan |
4.87 |
4.82 |
5.22 |
6.24 |
6.19 |
6.13 |
United Kingdom |
15.03 |
17.04 |
19.79 |
20.61 |
22.93 |
26.60 |
Source: International Labor Comparisons | Chart
United States Department of Labor
