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Table 12a. France, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 12a. France, 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
 41.76 40.37 39.12 42.12 39.81

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 31.97 30.97 30.06 32.29 30.55

                    Beverages
11
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 33.30 32.12 31.08 33.46 31.54

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 33.47 32.21 31.11 33.49 31.54

                    Textiles
13
 32.67 31.36 30.26 32.63 30.73

                    Wearing apparel
14
 34.40 33.21 32.10 34.49 32.47

Leather and related products
15
 32.87 31.86 30.99 33.39 31.60

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 36.59 35.23 34.07 36.57 34.51

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 30.72 29.75 28.81 31.01 29.34

          Paper and paper products
17
 39.44 37.96 36.81 39.58 37.46

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 38.77 37.23 35.81 38.29 35.93

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 56.62 54.95 53.33 57.49 54.28

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 54.32 52.64 51.08 55.11 52.03

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 60.73 59.08 57.38 61.76 58.33

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 39.25 37.94 36.76 39.61 37.49

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 38.60 37.33 36.21 39.05 36.94

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 40.11 38.64 37.36 40.19 38.04

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 39.61 38.19 36.96 39.84 37.71

          Basic metals
24
 46.52 44.77 43.36 46.86 44.49

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 37.32 35.99 34.82 37.49 35.47

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 54.48 52.86 51.29 55.15 52.15

Electrical equipment
27
 43.59 42.20 41.05 44.26 41.83

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 44.13 42.63 41.37 44.55 42.19

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 48.01 46.35 44.88 48.37 45.77

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 44.97 43.16 41.70 44.86 42.36

          Other transport equipment
30
 53.97 52.58 51.20 55.33 52.59

Furniture
31
 31.55 30.38 29.33 31.44 29.67

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
 
Table 12b. France, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 28.36 28.97 29.50 30.23 30.96

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 21.71 22.23 22.66 23.18 23.75

                    Beverages
11
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 22.61 23.05 23.43 24.01 24.53

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 22.73 23.12 23.46 24.04 24.52

                    Textiles
13
 22.19 22.51 22.82 23.42 23.90

                    Wearing apparel
14
 23.36 23.83 24.21 24.76 25.25

Leather and related products
15
 22.32 22.86 23.37 23.97 24.58

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 24.85 25.28 25.69 26.25 26.84

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 20.86 21.35 21.72 22.26 22.82

          Paper and paper products
17
 26.78 27.24 27.76 28.41 29.13

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 26.32 26.71 27.01 27.49 27.94

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 38.45 39.43 40.22 41.27 42.21

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 36.89 37.78 38.52 39.56 40.46

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 41.24 42.40 43.27 44.33 45.36

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 26.65 27.23 27.72 28.43 29.16

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 26.21 26.79 27.30 28.03 28.73

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 27.24 27.73 28.17 28.85 29.59

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 26.90 27.41 27.87 28.59 29.33

          Basic metals
24
 31.59 32.13 32.70 33.64 34.60

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 25.34 25.83 26.26 26.91 27.58

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 37.00 37.94 38.68 39.59 40.56

Electrical equipment
27
 29.60 30.29 30.96 31.77 32.53

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 29.97 30.59 31.20 31.98 32.81

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 32.60 33.26 33.85 34.72 35.59

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 30.54 30.97 31.44 32.20 32.94

          Other transport equipment
30
 36.65 37.73 38.61 39.72 40.90

Furniture
31
 21.43 21.80 22.12 22.56 23.07

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