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Table 15 a & b. Hungary, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 15a. Hungary, 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
 9.77 8.62 8.39 9.17 8.95

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 8.18 6.99 6.61 NA 7.16

          Food and beverages
10-11
 8.08 6.89 6.52 7.17 7.07

                    Food products
10
 7.57 6.45 6.10 6.63 6.58

                    Beverages
11
 11.97 10.41 9.76 11.26 10.81

          Tobacco products
12
 17.51 15.90 13.84 NA 12.13

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 5.83 5.03 4.89 5.30 5.21

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 5.81 5.03 4.89 5.26 5.18

                    Textiles
13
 6.98 6.04 5.91 6.33 6.12

                    Wearing apparel
14
 5.36 4.59 4.43 4.76 4.69

Leather and related products
15
 5.87 5.02 4.90 5.38 5.27

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 8.52 7.56 7.59 7.99 7.68

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 6.66 5.73 5.86 5.89 5.67

          Paper and paper products
17
 11.32 9.97 9.97 10.40 9.98

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 8.50 7.40 7.27 8.01 7.64

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 27.74 23.97 22.19 25.09 22.98

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 16.42 14.89 14.84 15.43 14.68

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 14.67 12.88 12.99 13.11 12.91

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 17.86 16.44 16.25 17.33 15.97

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 9.79 8.50 8.36 8.96 8.63

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 9.14 7.80 7.63 8.17 8.13

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 10.81 9.62 9.74 10.41 9.57

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 9.18 8.07 7.74 8.25 8.06

          Basic metals
24
 12.63 11.11 11.22 11.85 11.35

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 7.97 7.03 6.56 7.14 7.07

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 10.20 9.26 8.81 9.98 9.89

Electrical equipment
27
 10.06 8.50 7.50 8.29 7.99

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 10.03 8.98 9.26 9.92 9.68

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 11.46 10.26 9.78 10.94 10.91

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 11.51 10.26 9.73 10.88 10.87

          Other transport equipment
30
 10.99 10.32 10.45 11.71 11.58

Furniture
31
 6.17 5.53 5.44 5.97 5.89

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 15b. Hungary, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 1,682.02 1,744.66 1,745.28 1,843.11 2,014.20

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 1,408.43 1,414.96 1,374.95 NA 1,610.67

          Food and beverages
10-11
 1,391.49 1,394.89 1,356.69 1,442.28 1,591.07

                    Food products
10
 1,302.75 1,304.59 1,269.28 1,333.72 1,482.17

                    Beverages
11
 2,060.07 2,106.26 2,028.61 2,264.85 2,432.29

          Tobacco products
12
 3,014.17 3,216.27 2,877.83 NA 2,730.19

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 1,002.82 1,017.65 1,017.39 1,064.69 1,172.12

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 1,000.03 1,018.15 1,016.11 1,058.41 1,166.82

                    Textiles
13
 1,202.02 1,223.05 1,229.16 1,272.01 1,378.02

                    Wearing apparel
14
 922.18 928.84 921.40 957.79 1,056.72

Leather and related products
15
 1,010.69 1,016.43 1,019.85 1,081.22 1,186.99

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 1,466.04 1,529.11 1,577.65 1,605.53 1,727.71

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 1,146.15 1,159.78 1,219.58 1,184.27 1,276.33

          Paper and paper products
17
 1,948.46 2,017.24 2,072.52 2,090.40 2,245.60

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 1,462.73 1,496.81 1,511.23 1,609.48 1,720.66

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 4,774.60 4,849.46 4,615.31 5,045.39 5,172.57

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 2,826.08 3,012.64 3,086.47 3,101.88 3,304.54

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 2,525.21 2,606.41 2,700.35 2,636.36 2,906.64

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 3,074.09 3,326.82 3,379.12 3,483.67 3,594.23

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 1,684.64 1,720.70 1,739.41 1,801.09 1,941.65

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 1,572.98 1,578.80 1,586.93 1,643.56 1,829.46

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 1,860.77 1,947.27 2,024.46 2,092.84 2,153.13

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 1,579.26 1,632.43 1,610.01 1,658.38 1,814.93

          Basic metals
24
 2,172.96 2,248.69 2,332.81 2,382.77 2,554.43

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 1,371.35 1,423.30 1,364.23 1,436.37 1,591.99

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 1,755.18 1,872.70 1,831.87 2,005.73 2,225.45

Electrical equipment
27
 1,730.70 1,719.40 1,559.55 1,666.77 1,797.60

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 1,725.45 1,816.83 1,924.72 1,993.91 2,179.36

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 1,972.14 2,075.94 2,033.13 2,198.81 2,455.94

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 1,981.40 2,075.17 2,024.07 2,187.26 2,446.83

          Other transport equipment
30
 1,891.69 2,088.41 2,172.35 2,354.38 2,605.88

Furniture
31
 1,061.41 1,118.54 1,131.53 1,199.47 1,326.96

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