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International Labor Comparisons

Table 4a. Austria, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 4a. Austria, 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
42.86 42.62 39.98 43.23 41.53

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
33.82 33.25 31.69 33.78 32.46

          Food and beverages

10-11
33.16 32.22 31.10 33.18 31.88

                    Food products

10
31.29 30.35 29.29 31.36 30.10

                    Beverages

11
43.87 43.54 42.23 44.45 42.84

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
31.99 32.25 30.89 33.26 31.98

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
32.78 32.89 31.71 34.16 33.03

                    Textiles

13
35.77 34.94 33.29 36.09 34.64

                    Wearing apparel

14
29.09 30.37 29.69 31.47 30.82

Leather and related products

15
28.90 29.98 28.08 30.24 28.82

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
40.05 39.23 37.44 40.04 38.12

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
33.43 32.75 31.48 34.11 32.55

          Paper and paper products

17
47.42 46.94 44.87 48.22 45.82

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
45.68 43.62 41.61 43.50 41.23

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
52.16 50.90 49.19 53.17 51.42

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
52.50 52.24 49.70 54.07 53.12

          Pharmaceutical products

21
51.85 48.84 48.65 52.04 49.14

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
41.31 40.56 38.12 41.57 39.58

          Rubber and plastics products

22
38.76 38.04 35.96 39.42 37.23

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
43.36 42.65 39.92 43.42 41.67

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
43.24 43.15 40.09 43.77 41.52

          Basic metals

24
50.63 51.30 46.11 50.72 47.91

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
39.32 39.05 36.89 40.09 38.20

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
52.62 53.34 47.27 51.87 49.16

Electrical equipment

27
48.58 49.47 45.40 47.86 45.85

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
45.88 45.69 42.92 46.27 45.09

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
48.31 50.30 44.30 48.96 46.81

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
48.07 49.43 43.16 47.95 46.05

          Other transport equipment

30
48.53 53.03 50.08 54.10 50.45

Furniture

31
31.88 30.92 29.63 32.00 30.40

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

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
29.10 30.58 30.15 31.03 32.30

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
22.97 23.86 23.89 24.25 25.24

          Food and beverages

10-11
22.52 23.12 23.45 23.81 24.79

                    Food products

10
21.25 21.78 22.09 22.51 23.41

                    Beverages

11
29.79 31.25 31.84 31.90 33.32

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
21.73 23.14 23.29 23.87 24.87

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
22.26 23.60 23.92 24.52 25.68

                    Textiles

13
24.29 25.07 25.10 25.91 26.94

                    Wearing apparel

14
19.75 21.79 22.39 22.59 23.96

Leather and related products

15
19.63 21.52 21.18 21.71 22.41

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
27.19 28.15 28.23 28.74 29.64

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
22.70 23.50 23.74 24.49 25.32

          Paper and paper products

17
32.20 33.69 33.83 34.61 35.63

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
31.02 31.30 31.37 31.22 32.06

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
35.42 36.53 37.09 38.17 39.99

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
35.65 37.49 37.48 38.81 41.31

          Pharmaceutical products

21
35.21 35.05 36.69 37.36 38.21

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
28.05 29.11 28.74 29.84 30.78

          Rubber and plastics products

22
26.32 27.30 27.12 28.29 28.96

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
29.45 30.61 30.11 31.17 32.41

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
29.36 30.96 30.23 31.42 32.29

          Basic metals

24
34.38 36.82 34.77 36.41 37.26

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
26.70 28.02 27.82 28.77 29.71

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
35.73 38.28 35.65 37.23 38.23

Electrical equipment

27
32.99 35.50 34.24 34.36 35.65

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
31.15 32.79 32.37 33.21 35.06

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
32.81 36.09 33.41 35.14 36.40

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
32.64 35.47 32.55 34.42 35.81

          Other transport equipment

30
32.96 38.05 37.77 38.84 39.23

Furniture

31
21.65 22.19 22.34 22.97 23.64

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