Table 4.2 Hourly direct benefits in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 1996-2011 Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 United States 1.99 1.98 1.99 1.99 2.10 2.24 2.38 2.51 2.52 2.67 2.71 2.87 2.93 2.92 2.95 3.17 Argentina 0.92 0.94 1.02 1.08 1.08 1.10 0.42 0.51 0.63 0.77 0.93 1.12 1.40 1.43 1.79 2.23 Australia 1.88 1.84 1.66 1.75 1.59 1.44 1.64 2.12 2.50 2.67 2.75 3.15 3.39 3.17 3.78 4.41 Austria 5.88 5.18 5.22 5.13 4.53 4.53 4.90 5.97 6.59 6.87 7.17 8.16 9.20 9.15 8.58 9.26 Belgium 6.49 5.73 5.80 5.70 5.07 5.12 5.52 6.99 7.99 8.22 8.54 9.57 10.89 10.57 10.24 11.05 Brazil 0.98 0.98 0.93 0.59 0.62 0.51 0.44 0.45 0.54 0.71 0.85 1.01 1.19 1.16 1.44 1.66 Canada 1.94 1.93 1.87 1.88 1.94 1.86 1.86 2.15 2.39 2.65 2.86 3.14 3.20 2.91 3.40 3.59 Czech Republic 0.46 0.44 0.48 0.47 0.44 0.52 0.61 0.75 0.86 0.96 1.06 1.29 1.58 1.54 1.56 1.77 Denmark NA 3.16 3.22 3.42 3.03 3.13 3.43 4.25 4.74 5.00 5.28 6.21 7.11 6.80 7.05 7.54 Estonia NA NA NA NA 0.22 0.24 0.27 0.36 0.43 0.50 0.58 0.79 0.98 0.96 0.88 0.98 Finland 4.16 3.71 3.72 3.66 3.29 3.56 4.12 5.39 6.51 6.66 6.86 7.54 8.30 8.29 7.93 8.51 France 4.77 4.23 4.21 4.05 3.54 3.54 3.87 4.78 5.43 5.65 5.99 6.87 7.74 7.48 7.25 7.80 Germany 6.47 5.67 5.49 5.19 4.94 5.09 5.59 6.89 7.22 7.43 7.88 9.06 9.91 9.28 8.44 9.44 Greece 2.29 2.14 2.10 2.15 1.92 1.76 2.19 2.73 3.20 3.01 3.22 3.77 4.34 4.26 4.19 4.08 Hungary 0.44 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.50 0.57 0.72 0.91 1.09 1.21 1.27 1.62 1.84 1.65 1.65 1.81 Ireland 2.13 2.20 2.29 2.41 2.33 2.39 2.54 3.01 3.27 3.65 4.09 5.00 5.98 5.93 5.72 6.00 Israel 0.85 0.91 0.89 0.86 0.93 0.99 0.91 0.96 0.98 1.01 1.02 1.18 1.46 1.39 1.45 1.50 Italy 3.29 3.09 3.09 3.00 2.62 2.60 2.83 3.49 3.96 4.04 4.17 4.64 5.12 5.00 4.89 5.27 Japan 6.80 6.31 5.76 6.34 6.72 5.96 5.48 5.98 6.50 6.57 6.29 6.16 7.15 7.39 7.84 9.02 Korea, Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Mexico NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Netherlands NA 4.34 4.49 4.49 4.06 4.14 4.57 5.69 6.38 6.62 7.02 8.04 9.17 8.81 8.42 9.01 New Zealand 1.34 1.34 1.11 1.13 1.01 0.96 1.11 1.43 1.63 1.81 1.81 2.32 2.40 2.08 2.37 2.69 Norway NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Philippines 0.22 0.21 0.16 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.24 0.28 0.30 0.29 0.33 0.35 Poland NA 0.76 0.80 0.93 0.88 1.00 1.03 1.10 1.19 1.40 1.55 1.92 2.43 1.95 2.10 2.23 Portugal 1.29 1.21 1.30 1.33 1.24 1.21 1.29 1.51 1.62 1.71 1.83 2.11 2.43 2.37 2.29 2.49 Singapore 1.92 1.94 1.78 1.89 1.99 2.06 2.06 2.17 2.29 2.34 2.50 2.92 3.41 3.07 3.34 3.95 Slovakia 0.52 0.54 0.60 0.53 0.55 0.58 0.64 0.83 1.05 1.18 1.32 1.73 2.13 2.17 1.99 2.20 Spain 2.89 2.63 2.68 2.66 2.38 2.42 2.71 3.44 3.94 4.10 4.28 4.83 5.41 5.37 5.17 5.57 Sweden 2.68 2.49 2.52 2.49 2.36 2.22 2.53 3.19 3.61 3.67 3.84 4.39 4.68 4.25 4.53 5.13 Switzerland 6.35 5.44 5.54 5.29 4.81 5.16 5.87 6.82 7.18 7.64 8.14 8.71 9.90 9.78 9.51 11.24 Taiwan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA United Kingdom 2.65 2.95 3.23 3.35 3.31 3.14 3.17 3.36 3.53 3.74 4.00 4.59 4.53 3.91 3.86 4.05 'NA' means data not available. Note: Directly-paid benefits are primarily pay for leave time, bonuses, and pay in kind. For complete definitions, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2012