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Table 21 a & b. Mexico, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 21a. Mexico, 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
 6.47 5.70 6.14 6.49 6.36

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 5.45 4.73 5.22 5.61 5.52

          Food and beverages
10-11
 5.43 4.70 5.19 5.58 5.49

                    Food products
10
 5.22 4.55 5.14 5.57 5.50

                    Beverages
11
 6.10 5.21 5.39 5.62 5.55

          Tobacco products
12
 9.85 11.32 11.75 12.29 11.71

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 3.32 2.85 3.14 3.36 3.30

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 3.38 2.95 3.25 3.44 3.40

                    Textiles
13
 3.91 3.44 3.78 3.94 3.87

                    Wearing apparel
14
 2.85 2.48 2.77 2.95 2.92

Leather and related products
15
 3.18 2.61 2.88 3.18 3.03

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 4.81 4.21 4.68 4.93 4.89

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 2.74 2.44 2.71 2.69 2.70

          Paper and paper products
17
 5.29 4.58 5.10 5.39 5.34

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 4.76 4.19 4.56 4.84 4.73

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 14.81 12.72 14.26 15.18 14.56

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 11.32 9.73 10.61 11.25 11.01

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 9.99 8.83 9.68 10.26 9.91

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 14.68 12.02 12.97 13.72 13.93

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 5.73 5.05 5.56 5.78 5.52

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 4.96 4.31 4.62 4.89 4.81

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 6.58 5.87 6.69 6.85 6.29

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 7.27 6.48 6.83 7.20 7.09

          Basic metals
24
 8.58 7.43 7.80 8.48 8.39

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 6.00 5.47 5.82 5.85 5.71

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 5.56 4.77 5.12 5.23 5.18

Electrical equipment
27
 6.21 5.78 5.83 6.11 6.02

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 6.53 6.08 6.34 6.72 6.59

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 8.69 8.01 7.95 8.15 7.80

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 8.70 8.01 7.96 8.16 7.79

          Other transport equipment
30
 7.98 7.88 7.92 7.87 7.86

Furniture
31
 3.79 3.34 3.59 3.86 3.79

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 21b. Mexico, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 72.13 76.93 77.52 80.66 83.72

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 60.71 63.83 65.95 69.73 72.67

          Food and beverages
10-11
 60.46 63.38 65.56 69.33 72.27

                    Food products
10
 58.22 61.35 64.88 69.22 72.30

                    Beverages
11
 68.00 70.34 68.04 69.84 73.06

          Tobacco products
12
 109.76 152.80 148.38 152.67 153.99

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 37.02 38.53 39.64 41.73 43.35

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 37.61 39.80 40.98 42.71 44.74

                    Textiles
13
 43.62 46.45 47.68 48.94 50.87

                    Wearing apparel
14
 31.77 33.51 34.93 36.70 38.38

Leather and related products
15
 35.42 35.26 36.30 39.50 39.80

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 53.60 56.86 59.05 61.25 64.26

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 30.57 32.92 34.18 33.48 35.57

          Paper and paper products
17
 58.93 61.81 64.34 66.99 70.25

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 53.02 56.60 57.55 60.09 62.28

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 164.98 171.69 180.01 188.68 191.48

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 126.17 131.39 133.99 139.80 144.85

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 111.29 119.21 122.25 127.47 130.35

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 163.59 162.21 163.71 170.56 183.26

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 63.83 68.17 70.21 71.84 72.66

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 55.21 58.14 58.27 60.72 63.32

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 73.37 79.30 84.43 85.15 82.79

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 80.98 87.41 86.26 89.49 93.28

          Basic metals
24
 95.65 100.34 98.43 105.35 110.30

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 66.88 73.79 73.41 72.75 75.09

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 61.94 64.34 64.59 65.01 68.19

Electrical equipment
27
 69.22 78.07 73.58 75.96 79.24

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 72.81 82.10 79.99 83.52 86.62

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 96.82 108.07 100.42 101.23 102.57

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 96.91 108.06 100.47 101.41 102.52

          Other transport equipment
30
 88.91 106.37 99.99 97.82 103.32

Furniture
31
 42.20 45.10 45.33 47.98 49.82

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