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Table 34 a & b. United Kingdom, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 34a. United Kingdom, 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
 34.20 29.47 29.11 30.77 31.23

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 30.62 26.14 25.52 26.01 26.96

          Food and beverages
10-11
 30.36 25.89 25.27 25.76 26.67

                    Food products
10
 28.58 24.77 24.21 24.61 25.40

                    Beverages
11
 44.00 36.20 35.11 36.71 37.57

          Tobacco products
12
 52.56 47.11 46.60 46.97 49.70

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 25.77 22.74 21.87 24.22 24.18

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 25.73 22.23 21.62 24.06 24.01

                    Textiles
13
 26.13 22.91 22.51 24.65 24.83

                    Wearing apparel
14
 24.74 20.61 19.41 22.60 22.05

Leather and related products
15
 26.08 26.79 23.96 25.52 25.34

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 31.78 27.67 26.70 28.43 27.67

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 25.98 23.99 22.26 23.21 22.74

          Paper and paper products
17
 34.63 30.18 30.07 32.15 31.47

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 33.31 28.14 27.01 29.03 28.19

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 64.06 55.46 49.06 51.19 48.38

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 39.56 34.15 35.52 37.87 38.87

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 36.53 32.01 33.49 36.89 36.38

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 45.32 37.72 39.52 39.86 42.52

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 30.25 26.81 26.77 27.94 27.78

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 29.50 26.41 25.99 27.26 26.53

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 31.48 27.40 27.90 29.07 30.21

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 31.34 27.24 27.64 28.97 28.26

          Basic metals
24
 35.93 30.68 32.50 32.10 33.49

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 29.72 26.21 26.04 28.10 26.56

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 45.08 33.99 34.38 37.83 37.83

Electrical equipment
27
 32.36 27.43 27.54 29.05 28.77

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 35.16 30.10 29.26 32.48 33.23

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 39.41 34.78 34.78 36.99 38.28

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 37.33 32.86 32.71 34.87 35.00

          Other transport equipment
30
 42.10 36.26 36.68 38.86 41.37

Furniture
31
 26.76 23.19 23.99 24.76 24.75

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 34b. United Kingdom, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 18.44 18.82 18.84 19.18 19.70

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 16.51 16.69 16.51 16.21 17.00

          Food and beverages
10-11
 16.37 16.53 16.36 16.06 16.82

                    Food products
10
 15.41 15.82 15.67 15.34 16.02

                    Beverages
11
 23.72 23.11 22.72 22.88 23.70

          Tobacco products
12
 28.34 30.08 30.16 29.28 31.35

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 13.90 14.52 14.15 15.10 15.25

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 13.87 14.19 13.99 15.00 15.15

                    Textiles
13
 14.09 14.63 14.57 15.37 15.67

                    Wearing apparel
14
 13.34 13.16 12.56 14.09 13.91

Leather and related products
15
 14.06 17.11 15.51 15.91 15.98

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 17.14 17.67 17.28 17.72 17.46

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 14.01 15.32 14.40 14.47 14.34

          Paper and paper products
17
 18.67 19.27 19.46 20.04 19.85

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 17.96 17.97 17.48 18.09 17.78

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 34.54 35.41 31.75 31.91 30.52

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 21.33 21.81 22.99 23.61 24.52

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 19.70 20.44 21.68 22.99 22.95

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 24.44 24.08 25.58 24.84 26.82

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 16.31 17.12 17.32 17.41 17.52

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 15.90 16.86 16.82 16.99 16.74

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 16.98 17.49 18.05 18.12 19.06

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 16.90 17.39 17.89 18.06 17.83

          Basic metals
24
 19.38 19.59 21.03 20.01 21.12

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 16.03 16.73 16.85 17.52 16.76

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 24.31 21.70 22.25 23.58 23.86

Electrical equipment
27
 17.45 17.51 17.83 18.11 18.15

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 18.96 19.22 18.94 20.25 20.96

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 21.25 22.21 22.51 23.06 24.15

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 20.13 20.98 21.17 21.73 22.08

          Other transport equipment
30
 22.70 23.15 23.74 24.22 26.09

Furniture
31
 14.43 14.81 15.52 15.43 15.61

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