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International Labor Comparisons

Table 18 a & b. Italy, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars

Table 18a. Italy, 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
35.11 34.32 33.57 36.15 34.18

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
35.33 34.33 33.90 36.25 33.99

          Food and beverages

10-11
35.25 34.25 33.83 36.18 33.92

                    Food products

10
34.53 33.55 33.13 35.43 33.22

                    Beverages

11
40.57 39.47 39.01 41.72 39.12

          Tobacco products

12
56.94 55.32 54.74 58.55 54.95

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
28.05 27.39 26.85 28.94 27.45

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
28.11 27.42 26.90 29.01 27.51

                    Textiles

13
30.79 30.04 29.45 31.77 30.13

                    Wearing apparel

14
25.98 25.35 24.87 26.81 25.43

Leather and related products

15
27.88 27.25 26.66 28.68 27.25

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
32.38 31.81 30.86 33.16 31.42

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
28.14 27.80 27.06 29.48 27.61

          Paper and paper products

17
34.00 33.12 32.40 34.81 33.08

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
35.34 34.77 33.36 35.43 33.77

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
53.24 51.43 49.95 54.00 51.21

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
47.67 46.44 45.38 48.98 46.44

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
43.33 42.21 41.24 44.50 42.20

          Pharmaceutical products

21
54.41 53.02 51.80 55.94 53.05

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
34.15 33.48 32.65 35.30 33.44

          Rubber and plastics products

22
33.08 32.54 31.80 34.51 32.73

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
35.12 34.36 33.44 36.08 34.12

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
33.65 32.89 32.16 34.60 32.69

          Basic metals

24
38.46 37.56 36.77 39.55 37.37

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
32.07 31.34 30.69 32.98 31.18

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
41.08 40.11 39.27 42.25 39.95

Electrical equipment

27
36.73 35.90 35.15 37.81 35.75

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
37.70 36.85 36.08 38.81 36.70

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
38.28 37.42 36.60 39.41 37.26

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
37.93 37.03 36.26 39.00 36.88

          Other transport equipment

30
38.90 38.02 37.23 40.09 37.90

Furniture

31
28.11 27.71 27.02 29.39 27.57

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 18b. Italy, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
23.84 24.63 25.31 25.95 26.58

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
23.99 24.63 25.56 26.02 26.44

          Food and beverages

10-11
23.94 24.58 25.51 25.97 26.38

                    Food products

10
23.45 24.08 24.98 25.43 25.83

                    Beverages

11
27.55 28.32 29.42 29.95 30.42

          Tobacco products

12
38.66 39.70 41.28 42.03 42.73

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
19.05 19.66 20.25 20.78 21.35

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
19.09 19.68 20.28 20.82 21.39

                    Textiles

13
20.91 21.56 22.20 22.81 23.43

                    Wearing apparel

14
17.64 18.19 18.76 19.25 19.78

Leather and related products

15
18.93 19.56 20.10 20.59 21.20

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
21.99 22.82 23.27 23.80 24.43

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
19.11 19.95 20.40 21.16 21.47

          Paper and paper products

17
23.09 23.77 24.43 24.99 25.72

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
24.00 24.95 25.15 25.43 26.26

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
36.15 36.91 37.67 38.76 39.82

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
32.37 33.33 34.22 35.16 36.12

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
29.42 30.29 31.10 31.94 32.81

          Pharmaceutical products

21
36.95 38.05 39.06 40.16 41.25

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
23.19 24.03 24.62 25.34 26.01

          Rubber and plastics products

22
22.46 23.35 23.98 24.78 25.45

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
23.85 24.66 25.22 25.90 26.53

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
22.85 23.60 24.26 24.84 25.42

          Basic metals

24
26.12 26.95 27.73 28.39 29.06

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
21.78 22.49 23.14 23.67 24.25

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
27.90 28.79 29.61 30.33 31.07

Electrical equipment

27
24.94 25.76 26.51 27.14 27.81

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
25.60 26.45 27.21 27.86 28.54

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
26.00 26.85 27.60 28.29 28.98

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
25.75 26.57 27.34 28.00 28.68

          Other transport equipment

30
26.41 27.28 28.07 28.77 29.48

Furniture

31
19.09 19.89 20.38 21.09 21.44

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