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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