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FLS Table1

Table 1. United States, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 32.78 34.19 34.81 35.51 35.67

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 24.92 25.93 26.56 26.91 27.20

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 23.65 24.87 25.39 25.97 26.25

                    Beverages
11
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 21.56 21.33 22.22 23.42 24.34

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 21.38 21.04 22.04 23.27 24.19

                    Textiles
13
 22.28 21.89 22.84 23.60 24.17

                    Wearing apparel
14
 19.86 19.66 20.72 22.61 24.09

Leather and related products
15
 24.40 25.91 24.96 25.34 26.34

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 28.66 29.66 30.01 30.44 30.78

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 23.95 24.65 24.56 24.63 24.67

          Paper and paper products
17
 34.02 34.55 35.31 36.42 36.99

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 28.35 29.28 29.49 29.62 30.15

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 45.99 52.55 52.89 53.71 55.85

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 42.46 41.40 42.75 42.42 42.52

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 38.08 39.01 41.24 40.48 39.48

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 50.99 45.76 45.51 46.02 48.20

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 27.83 28.75 29.34 30.01 30.24

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 27.50 28.76 28.97 29.37 29.60

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 28.35 28.74 30.01 31.15 31.37

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 30.18 31.09 31.59 32.19 32.25

          Basic metals
24
 34.44 35.52 36.04 37.13 37.29

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 28.92 29.82 30.24 30.68 30.73

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 45.45 47.94 49.34 51.16 50.62

Electrical equipment
27
 30.64 32.41 33.11 35.30 36.41

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 34.37 35.55 36.29 37.15 38.15

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 41.98 45.18 45.33 46.06 45.34

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 37.36 38.10 37.35 37.90 37.38

          Other transport equipment
30
 47.11 51.46 53.60 54.75 54.35

Furniture
31
 25.30 25.88 26.02 26.62 26.57

Note:
Compensation costs include direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes.
Data relate to manufacturing as defined by the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4.
For complete information on definitions, industrial classifications, and data sources, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf and country notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichccsources.pdf.
'NA' means data not available.
# Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons, August 2013