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 Table 13. All Employees:  Pay for time worked as percent of hourly compensation costs
           in manufacturing, 32 countries or areas, 1996-2007
 Country or Area                 1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006     2007 
 Americas
 United States.............      71.2     71.5     71.9     72.6     72.2     71.2     70.9     70.2     70.0     69.7     69.8     70.4
 Argentina.................      67.8     68.7     68.6     69.1     69.9     70.4     68.6     68.6     68.6     68.6     68.6     68.6
 Brazil....................      52.2     52.6     52.2     53.3     53.5     53.3     53.5     53.2     53.8     53.2     53.5     53.5
 Canada....................      73.1     73.3     73.8     73.9     74.1     73.3     72.1     71.4     70.8     70.7     70.5     70.5
 Mexico....................        ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..
 Asia and Oceania
 Australia.................      72.5     72.0     71.6     71.2     71.3     70.7     70.4     70.1     69.4     69.5     69.7     69.7
 Israel....................      77.4     77.2     77.0     78.2     78.3     77.2     77.0     77.3     77.3     77.5     77.9     78.2
 Japan.....................      56.2     55.7     56.1     56.8     56.4     56.4     57.2     57.1     56.7     56.1     55.9     56.3
 Korea, Republic of........        ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..
 New Zealand...............      82.3     82.1     82.7     83.5     83.7     83.7     83.9     83.9     84.3     84.3     84.0     83.1
 Philippines...............      70.9     70.9     70.9     70.7     70.8     70.9     71.0     71.0     70.6     70.6     70.6     69.8
 Singapore.................      62.0     62.5     64.3     68.4     67.9     67.3     67.3     67.4     67.9     68.4     67.7     67.7
 Taiwan....................        ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..
 Europe
 Austria...................      52.0     52.1     52.2     52.3     52.4     53.3     53.5     53.5     53.6     53.6     53.6     53.6
 Belgium...................      50.5     50.4     50.4     50.5     49.4     50.5     50.5     50.5     50.5     50.5     50.5     50.6
 Czech Republic............      60.0     60.0     60.0     60.2     60.0     59.0     59.4     59.4     59.4     60.3     60.4     60.1
 Denmark...................        ..     77.1     76.6     74.3     74.1     73.0     72.5     72.2     72.4     71.7     70.8     70.0
 Finland...................      60.3     60.9     61.5     62.1     62.7     61.7     60.7     59.7     58.7     58.8     58.6     58.8
 France....................      55.0     54.9     54.8     54.7     54.6     54.9     55.2     55.5     55.7     55.7     55.7     55.7
 Germany...................        ..       ..     57.9     58.4     58.1     58.2     58.1     58.0     58.0     59.6     57.4     58.4
 Hungary...................      45.6     47.4     49.1     50.9     52.7     53.1     53.4     53.8     54.1     54.2     54.7     54.7
 Ireland...................      72.5     72.4     72.2     72.0     71.8     71.8     72.4     72.5     72.5     72.5     72.4     71.0
 Italy.....................      51.8     51.7     53.1     53.1     52.8     53.2     53.8     54.1     54.5     54.5     54.9     54.9
 Netherlands...............        ..     57.9     58.5     59.1     59.7     59.3     58.9     58.6     58.2     58.2     58.2     58.2
 Norway....................        ..     67.5     67.6     67.7     67.8     67.3     66.7     66.1     65.6     65.6     65.6     65.6
 Poland....................        ..     44.8     45.7     56.8     58.0     58.2     58.5     58.8     59.1     59.1     59.1     59.1
 Portugal..................      60.6     60.3     60.1     59.8     59.5     59.8     60.2     60.5     62.3     62.3     62.3     62.3
 Slovakia..................        ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..       ..
 Spain.....................      53.2     53.9     54.6     55.2     55.9     55.6     55.3     54.9     54.7     54.5     54.5     54.3
 Sweden....................      59.8     59.5     59.1     58.7     58.4     57.9     57.4     57.0     56.5     56.5     56.5     56.5
 Switzerland...............      64.9     64.9     64.9     64.9     64.9     64.9     64.9     65.1     65.2     65.3     65.3     65.3
 United Kingdom............      73.5     72.3     71.1     70.0     68.9     69.1     69.3     69.5     69.7     69.7     69.7     69.7
 '..' means data not available.
 
   Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.