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Table 17 a & b. Israel, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 17a. Israel, 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
 18.54 17.55 19.22 21.14 20.14

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 12.76 11.99 13.05 14.29 13.65

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 12.21 11.45 12.44 13.57 13.07

                    Beverages
11
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 11.84 11.17 12.29 13.58 12.98

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 11.58 10.92 12.00 13.39 12.82

                    Textiles
13
 13.19 12.56 13.79 15.17 14.07

                    Wearing apparel
14
 10.49 9.72 10.59 12.00 11.77

Leather and related products
15
 10.98 10.58 12.02 12.56 12.28

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 13.10 12.65 13.77 14.83 14.03

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 11.80 11.20 11.97 13.43 13.28

          Paper and paper products
17
 15.76 14.62 16.40 17.71 15.89

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 12.17 12.01 12.94 13.82 13.26

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 22.66 23.25 25.63 29.55 26.70

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 14.93 14.15 15.54 17.01 16.29

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 14.67 13.88 15.11 16.49 15.72

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 15.44 14.68 16.51 18.18 17.62

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 14.34 13.18 14.57 15.98 15.46

          Basic metals
24
 13.83 13.11 14.31 16.03 15.09

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 14.42 13.19 14.61 15.98 15.53

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 28.95 27.49 29.75 32.23 30.47

Electrical equipment
27
 15.57 14.64 16.94 19.12 18.77

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 20.50 19.76 21.47 23.84 23.36

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 24.69 23.22 25.41 27.65 25.95

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 14.58 13.80 15.15 17.30 15.85

          Other transport equipment
30
 28.06 26.59 29.57 31.55 29.67

Furniture
31
 10.65 9.53 10.65 12.13 12.13

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 17b. Israel, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 66.53 69.01 71.85 75.63 77.66

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 45.80 47.13 48.79 51.14 52.63

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products
10
 43.80 45.04 46.52 48.56 50.41

                    Beverages
11
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 42.47 43.91 45.96 48.58 50.03

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 41.57 42.94 44.88 47.91 49.43

                    Textiles
13
 47.33 49.39 51.55 54.27 54.26

                    Wearing apparel
14
 37.63 38.22 39.61 42.93 45.38

Leather and related products
15
 39.40 41.62 44.94 44.95 47.35

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 46.99 49.74 51.48 53.07 54.11

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 42.34 44.03 44.76 48.06 51.19

          Paper and paper products
17
 56.56 57.49 61.31 63.37 61.28

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 43.66 47.22 48.40 49.45 51.11

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 NA NA NA NA NA

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 81.29 91.42 95.81 105.73 102.96

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 53.56 55.63 58.12 60.85 62.81

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 52.63 54.60 56.50 59.00 60.61

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 55.40 57.71 61.74 65.06 67.94

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 51.44 51.82 54.47 57.18 59.63

          Basic metals
24
 49.61 51.55 53.49 57.37 58.20

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 51.74 51.87 54.63 57.17 59.86

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 103.86 108.10 111.24 115.31 117.51

Electrical equipment
27
 55.88 57.57 63.34 68.42 72.39

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 73.54 77.72 80.27 85.31 90.08

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 88.58 91.31 95.01 98.93 100.04

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 52.32 54.27 56.65 61.90 61.10

          Other transport equipment
30
 100.69 104.54 110.58 112.88 114.40

Furniture
31
 38.23 37.49 39.82 43.41 46.78

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