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Table 9a. Denmark, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 9a. Denmark, 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
 49.70 48.60 47.93 51.67 48.47

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 49.27 46.96 45.36 48.36 44.67

          Food and beverages
10-11
 49.21 47.00 45.45 48.49 44.77

                    Food products
10
 48.95 46.68 45.11 48.27 44.51

                    Beverages
11
 52.12 50.57 49.20 50.87 47.69

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 44.68 43.87 43.40 46.58 43.29

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 44.42 43.46 43.15 46.21 42.85

                    Textiles
13
 44.12 43.19 42.45 46.03 42.95

                    Wearing apparel
14
 45.29 44.21 45.16 46.71 42.55

Leather and related products
15
 NA NA NA NA NA

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 47.03 45.29 44.55 47.43 44.51

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 43.16 41.88 40.39 43.50 40.00

          Paper and paper products
17
 48.62 47.56 47.18 49.87 47.09

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 51.21 48.18 48.22 50.96 48.79

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 58.63 53.95 53.62 56.65 53.73

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 55.35 53.00 53.54 55.96 53.63

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 66.27 63.80 63.43 69.78 67.09

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 49.63 48.32 46.88 50.74 47.41

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 49.86 48.81 48.42 52.12 48.50

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 49.37 47.75 45.12 49.17 46.16

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 45.97 44.50 44.30 47.14 43.93

          Basic metals
24
 44.96 43.41 42.78 45.64 43.41

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 46.15 44.70 44.57 47.41 44.02

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 51.16 50.40 52.67 56.82 53.54

Electrical equipment
27
 48.53 47.89 46.25 50.89 48.73

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 48.94 48.10 48.63 52.22 50.05

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 47.59 46.93 46.77 48.66 45.61

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 45.16 44.12 43.45 44.82 43.87

          Other transport equipment
30
 50.12 49.84 50.23 52.65 47.42

Furniture
31
 44.05 44.45 41.93 43.95 42.14

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 9b. Denmark, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 252.90 260.36 269.68 276.61 280.75

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 250.71 251.59 255.24 258.89 258.73

          Food and beverages
10-11
 250.40 251.79 255.71 259.58 259.34

                    Food products
10
 249.07 250.08 253.83 258.42 257.82

                    Beverages
11
 265.22 270.90 276.85 272.34 276.22

          Tobacco products
12
 NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 227.35 235.04 244.17 249.38 250.76

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 226.02 232.85 242.81 247.36 248.20

                    Textiles
13
 224.48 231.41 238.84 246.40 248.80

                    Wearing apparel
14
 230.46 236.87 254.12 250.09 246.43

Leather and related products
15
 NA NA NA NA NA

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 239.29 242.62 250.64 253.93 257.83

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 219.64 224.37 227.27 232.86 231.69

          Paper and paper products
17
 247.39 254.81 265.48 267.00 272.78

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 260.57 258.12 271.33 272.84 282.58

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 298.34 289.02 301.71 303.26 311.19

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 281.64 283.97 301.24 299.59 310.62

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 337.23 341.78 356.88 373.56 388.58

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 252.55 258.85 263.76 271.66 274.59

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 253.70 261.52 272.43 279.04 280.90

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 251.23 255.79 253.86 263.24 267.40

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 233.92 238.43 249.27 252.36 254.43

          Basic metals
24
 228.76 232.58 240.69 244.35 251.43

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 234.83 239.46 250.80 253.79 254.96

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 260.34 270.01 296.32 304.16 310.09

Electrical equipment
27
 246.96 256.55 260.22 272.43 282.25

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 249.03 257.68 273.64 279.54 289.91

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 242.18 251.44 263.18 260.52 264.17

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 229.79 236.37 244.48 239.94 254.10

          Other transport equipment
30
 255.06 267.01 282.61 281.85 274.69

Furniture
31
 224.15 238.15 235.90 235.26 244.11

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