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Table 30 a & b. Spain, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 30a. Spain, 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
 27.75 27.86 26.66 28.44 26.83

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 23.37 23.54 22.89 24.21 23.06

          Food and beverages
10-11
 23.02 23.18 22.55 23.85 22.69

                    Food products
10
 21.56 21.89 21.25 22.58 21.63

                    Beverages
11
 33.41 32.34 31.66 32.74 30.07

          Tobacco products
12
 52.83 53.35 50.07 52.54 53.50

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 19.90 20.26 19.55 20.73 19.14

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 20.56 21.24 20.70 21.69 20.05

                    Textiles
13
 22.01 22.23 20.90 22.29 20.65

                    Wearing apparel
14
 19.32 20.40 20.52 21.18 19.54

Leather and related products
15
 17.57 16.80 15.54 17.27 15.94

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 25.16 25.01 23.45 26.10 24.17

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 21.04 20.85 19.82 22.16 20.11

          Paper and paper products
17
 31.21 30.45 29.29 32.25 29.45

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 24.60 24.77 22.53 25.18 23.93

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 57.57 54.91 54.61 57.08 51.59

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 40.15 39.68 37.54 39.44 35.73

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 37.02 37.39 34.54 37.42 33.65

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 46.12 44.11 43.38 43.31 39.72

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 28.68 28.10 27.16 28.52 27.28

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 29.08 28.29 27.07 28.97 27.54

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 28.41 27.97 27.22 28.22 27.10

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 28.31 27.54 26.20 27.73 25.82

          Basic metals
24
 35.44 31.20 29.92 32.75 31.45

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 26.17 26.44 25.06 26.20 24.14

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 31.30 35.94 32.56 33.23 31.63

Electrical equipment
27
 30.76 31.44 28.65 32.26 30.68

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 30.19 29.86 27.77 29.83 28.92

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 35.36 34.95 33.56 35.43 33.63

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 34.42 34.33 32.90 34.51 32.19

          Other transport equipment
30
 38.80 37.07 35.96 38.80 38.92

Furniture
31
 NA NA NA NA NA

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 30b. Spain, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 18.84 19.99 20.11 20.41 20.87

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 15.87 16.89 17.26 17.37 17.93

          Food and beverages
10-11
 15.63 16.64 17.00 17.12 17.64

                    Food products
10
 14.64 15.71 16.02 16.21 16.82

                    Beverages
11
 22.68 23.21 23.87 23.50 23.39

          Tobacco products
12
 35.88 38.28 37.76 37.71 41.60

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 13.52 14.54 14.74 14.88 14.89

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 13.96 15.24 15.61 15.57 15.59

                    Textiles
13
 14.95 15.95 15.76 16.00 16.05

                    Wearing apparel
14
 13.12 14.64 15.47 15.20 15.20

Leather and related products
15
 11.93 12.05 11.72 12.39 12.39

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 17.08 17.95 17.69 18.73 18.80

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 14.29 14.96 14.95 15.91 15.64

          Paper and paper products
17
 21.19 21.85 22.08 23.15 22.90

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 16.71 17.78 16.99 18.07 18.61

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 39.09 39.40 41.18 40.97 40.12

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 27.26 28.48 28.31 28.31 27.79

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 25.14 26.83 26.05 26.86 26.17

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 31.32 31.65 32.71 31.09 30.89

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 19.47 20.16 20.48 20.48 21.21

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 19.75 20.30 20.42 20.80 21.42

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 19.29 20.07 20.53 20.25 21.07

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 19.23 19.76 19.76 19.90 20.08

          Basic metals
24
 24.07 22.39 22.57 23.51 24.46

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 17.77 18.97 18.89 18.80 18.77

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 21.25 25.79 24.55 23.85 24.60

Electrical equipment
27
 20.89 22.56 21.60 23.16 23.86

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 20.50 21.43 20.94 21.42 22.49

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 24.01 25.08 25.31 25.43 26.16

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 23.37 24.64 24.81 24.77 25.04

          Other transport equipment
30
 26.35 26.60 27.12 27.85 30.26

Furniture
31
 NA NA NA NA NA

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