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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