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Table 13a. Germany, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 13a. Germany, 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
 47.53 45.76 43.84 47.42 45.79

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 32.28 31.10 29.80 31.80 31.52

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 30.17 28.91 27.76 29.65 29.56

                    Beverages
11
 44.79 44.02 41.89 44.64 43.20

          Tobacco products
12
 59.93 60.30 59.72 64.47 62.28

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 36.06 34.98 33.68 36.39 35.09

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 35.56 34.36 33.10 35.55 34.37

                    Textiles
13
 34.69 33.20 31.69 34.10 33.82

                    Wearing apparel
14
 37.19 36.44 35.75 38.44 35.49

Leather and related products
15
 38.92 38.46 36.82 40.82 38.83

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 40.24 38.46 36.67 38.88 37.94

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 34.13 32.49 30.68 32.53 31.27

          Paper and paper products
17
 42.56 40.93 39.55 42.14 41.12

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 42.02 39.95 37.75 39.87 39.44

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 69.90 68.98 66.20 72.27 69.38

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 58.90 56.75 54.47 59.45 58.18

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 58.14 56.09 53.72 59.02 57.59

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 61.20 58.73 56.94 61.01 60.06

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 38.44 36.91 35.72 38.15 37.71

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 38.17 36.59 35.44 38.02 37.91

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 38.95 37.52 36.27 38.38 37.31

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 43.74 42.19 40.45 42.86 41.63

          Basic metals
24
 51.42 49.33 46.68 49.63 48.14

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 40.64 39.36 37.96 40.20 39.12

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 54.36 52.18 50.62 54.51 50.11

Electrical equipment
27
 50.68 49.17 47.05 50.42 49.52

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 51.50 50.11 47.92 51.56 49.11

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 59.59 57.69 54.76 60.62 58.82

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 59.46 57.30 54.35 60.42 59.04

          Other transport equipment
30
 60.50 60.16 57.49 61.99 57.53

Furniture
31
 37.63 36.05 34.64 36.83 34.45

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 13b. Germany, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 32.28 32.84 33.06 34.04 35.61

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 21.92 22.32 22.47 22.82 24.51

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 20.49 20.75 20.93 21.28 22.99

                    Beverages
11
 30.41 31.59 31.59 32.04 33.60

          Tobacco products
12
 40.70 43.27 45.04 46.28 48.44

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 24.49 25.10 25.40 26.13 27.29

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 24.15 24.66 24.96 25.52 26.73

                    Textiles
13
 23.56 23.82 23.90 24.48 26.30

                    Wearing apparel
14
 25.26 26.15 26.96 27.59 27.60

Leather and related products
15
 26.43 27.60 27.76 29.30 30.19

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 27.33 27.60 27.65 27.91 29.50

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 23.17 23.32 23.13 23.35 24.31

          Paper and paper products
17
 28.90 29.37 29.82 30.25 31.98

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 28.54 28.67 28.47 28.62 30.67

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 47.47 49.50 49.92 51.88 53.96

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 39.99 40.73 41.08 42.67 45.24

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 39.48 40.25 40.51 42.37 44.79

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 41.56 42.15 42.94 43.79 46.71

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 26.11 26.49 26.94 27.38 29.33

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 25.92 26.26 26.72 27.29 29.48

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 26.45 26.92 27.35 27.55 29.01

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 29.70 30.28 30.50 30.77 32.37

          Basic metals
24
 34.92 35.40 35.20 35.63 37.43

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 27.60 28.25 28.62 28.86 30.42

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 36.91 37.45 38.17 39.13 38.97

Electrical equipment
27
 34.42 35.29 35.48 36.19 38.51

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 34.98 35.96 36.14 37.01 38.19

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 40.47 41.40 41.29 43.52 45.74

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 40.38 41.12 40.99 43.37 45.91

          Other transport equipment
30
 41.09 43.17 43.36 44.49 44.74

Furniture
31
 25.55 25.87 26.12 26.44 26.79

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