Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 23 Japan (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 23.93 22.28 20.83 23.88 25.34 22.70 21.75 23.71 25.59 25.56 24.32 23.95 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 19.27 17.75 16.67 18.13 18.94 16.85 16.61 18.28 19.79 19.85 18.79 18.08 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 19.35 18.21 17.11 18.97 20.80 18.65 17.89 18.69 20.50 19.55 19.23 19.62 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 12.53 11.53 10.72 12.92 14.10 11.99 11.77 13.20 13.91 14.29 13.08 12.70 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 14.59 13.52 12.59 14.72 16.08 13.88 13.53 14.84 15.87 15.91 14.91 14.72 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 15.91 15.43 15.23 17.80 16.93 15.10 14.86 15.43 16.65 15.76 15.32 16.81 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 14.68 13.65 12.77 14.92 16.13 13.96 13.62 14.89 15.93 15.90 14.94 14.88 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 18.21 16.94 15.69 18.16 19.14 17.03 16.35 17.84 18.78 19.19 17.88 17.49 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 23.44 22.30 20.51 23.15 24.44 22.57 21.12 22.41 24.48 24.28 23.65 22.45 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 41.87 39.35 37.08 41.33 42.16 37.29 35.38 38.61 38.72 38.68 36.83 36.98 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 35.43 33.17 30.73 35.01 37.01 33.53 32.87 36.07 39.17 38.57 36.59 34.59 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 22.73 21.63 20.00 22.44 23.34 20.77 20.62 22.25 23.88 23.97 22.62 22.02 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 23.26 22.02 20.53 23.74 24.93 22.71 21.66 23.10 24.41 24.08 22.75 22.32 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 30.81 28.24 26.30 30.41 32.09 28.98 27.24 29.43 32.83 33.89 32.99 32.41 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 23.23 21.04 19.56 22.31 23.51 20.51 19.27 21.08 22.64 22.45 21.17 20.83 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 26.39 23.97 22.27 25.53 26.94 23.82 22.39 24.39 26.54 26.72 25.50 25.08 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 26.42 24.35 23.09 26.90 28.64 25.38 23.75 26.32 27.70 27.83 26.61 26.78 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 26.72 24.73 23.45 27.71 29.38 26.39 25.47 27.70 29.93 29.50 28.04 28.66 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 28.90 27.22 25.47 28.97 30.04 27.15 26.37 28.56 30.48 30.29 28.50 28.32 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337)........................... 19.14 18.04 16.71 18.97 19.45 16.73 16.43 17.53 18.78 18.59 17.98 17.73 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear; includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 326 includes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 327 includes carbon and graphite products. NAICS 333 excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. NAICS 335 includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring equipments, video recording and duplicating equipment. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In National Currency PAGE 24 Japan (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 2603 2697 2729 2716 2731 2759 2724 2749 2768 2814 2828 2820 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 2096 2149 2184 2062 2042 2049 2080 2119 2141 2186 2186 2129 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 2105 2205 2241 2157 2242 2267 2241 2167 2217 2152 2236 2310 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 1363 1396 1405 1469 1520 1458 1474 1530 1505 1573 1522 1496 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 1587 1637 1650 1675 1733 1687 1694 1721 1716 1752 1734 1733 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 1730 1868 1995 2025 1825 1836 1860 1788 1801 1735 1782 1979 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 1597 1653 1673 1697 1739 1697 1705 1726 1722 1751 1738 1752 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 1981 2051 2056 2066 2063 2070 2048 2068 2031 2113 2080 2060 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 2550 2699 2687 2633 2634 2744 2645 2598 2648 2673 2750 2644 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 4555 4763 4857 4700 4545 4534 4430 4476 4187 4259 4284 4355 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 3855 4015 4026 3981 3989 4076 4116 4182 4236 4247 4256 4074 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 2473 2619 2619 2552 2516 2525 2581 2580 2583 2639 2630 2593 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 2530 2666 2690 2699 2688 2760 2712 2678 2639 2651 2646 2628 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 3351 3418 3445 3458 3459 3523 3411 3412 3550 3732 3837 3816 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 2527 2547 2563 2537 2534 2493 2413 2444 2449 2472 2462 2452 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 2870 2901 2918 2904 2904 2896 2804 2828 2870 2942 2966 2953 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 2874 2948 3024 3059 3087 3086 2974 3052 2996 3064 3095 3154 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 2906 2994 3071 3152 3168 3208 3190 3212 3237 3248 3261 3375 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 3144 3295 3337 3294 3238 3300 3302 3311 3296 3335 3315 3335 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (NAICS 337)........................... 2082 2184 2189 2157 2097 2034 2058 2032 2031 2047 2092 2088 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-315 excludes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear; includes leather and fur gloves and mittens. NAICS 313-316 excludes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 326 includes rubber and plastic footwear. NAICS 327 includes carbon and graphite products. NAICS 333 excludes optical equipment and lens manufacturing. NAICS 335 includes electronic medical equipment and electronic measuring equipments, video recording and duplicating equipment. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009