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International Labor Comparisons

Table 16 a & b. Ireland, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 16a. Ireland, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012
IndustryISIC Rev.4 Code20082009201020112012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
40.5341.2138.5739.7438.17

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
38.37NANANANA

          Food and beverages

10-11
NANANANANA

                    Food products

10
NANANANANA

                    Beverages

11
NANANANANA

          Tobacco products

12
NANANANANA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
27.00NANANANA

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
NANANANANA

                    Textiles

13
NANANANANA

                    Wearing apparel

14
NANANANANA

Leather and related products

15
NANANANANA

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
NANANANANA

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
NANANANANA

          Paper and paper products

17
NANANANANA

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
37.41NANANANA

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NANANANANA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
NANANANANA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
NANANANANA

          Pharmaceutical products

21
62.69NANANANA

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
NANANANANA

          Rubber and plastics products

22
31.91NANANANA

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
35.11NANANANA

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
33.24NANANANA

          Basic metals

24
NANANANANA

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
NANANANANA

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
49.93NANANANA

Electrical equipment

27
38.00NANANANA

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
37.03NANANANA

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
NANANANANA

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
30.89NANANANA

          Other transport equipment

30
NANANANANA

Furniture

31
NANANANANA

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 16b. Ireland, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
IndustryISIC Rev.4 Code20082009201020112012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
27.5329.5729.0928.5229.68

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
26.05NANANANA

          Food and beverages

10-11
NANANANANA

                    Food products

10
NANANANANA

                    Beverages

11
NANANANANA

          Tobacco products

12
NANANANANA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
18.34NANANANA

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
NANANANANA

                    Textiles

13
NANANANANA

                    Wearing apparel

14
NANANANANA

Leather and related products

15
NANANANANA

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
NANANANANA

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
NANANANANA

          Paper and paper products

17
NANANANANA

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
25.40NANANANA

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NANANANANA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
NANANANANA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
NANANANANA

          Pharmaceutical products

21
42.57NANANANA

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
NANANANANA

          Rubber and plastics products

22
21.67NANANANA

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
23.84NANANANA

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
22.57NANANANA

          Basic metals

24
NANANANANA

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
NANANANANA

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
33.90NANANANA

Electrical equipment

27
25.80NANANANA

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
25.15NANANANA

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
NANANANANA

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
20.98NANANANA

          Other transport equipment

30
NANANANANA

Furniture

31
NANANANANA

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