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Table 1. Output per hour, output, and hours Manufacturing, 19 countries, 1979-2011 Average annual compound rates of change Country Indicator 1979-2011 1979-1990 1990-2000 2000-2007 2007-2011 2009-2010 2010-2011 United States Output per hour 4.2 3.0 4.3 6.1 3.8 11.2 2.0 Output 2.7 2.3 4.2 2.9 -0.3 11.2 4.3 Hours -1.4 -0.6 -0.1 -3.1 -3.9 0.0 2.2 Australia Output per hour 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.3 -0.5 0.8 -4.0 Output 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.5 -1.2 0.7 -2.1 Hours -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 2.0 Belgium Output per hour 2.8 4.2 2.8 2.2 -0.2 4.1 0.2 Output 1.2 2.6 1.5 0.7 -2.2 4.8 3.3 Hours -1.5 -1.6 -1.2 -1.5 -2.0 0.7 3.1 Canada Output per hour 2.2 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.8 3.7 1.9 Output 1.4 1.9 4.2 -0.6 -2.8 5.2 2.4 Hours -0.7 -0.2 0.6 -1.6 -3.5 1.5 0.5 Czech Republic Output per hour NA NA NA 9.7 8.3 13.0 10.1 Output NA NA NA 9.4 5.4 13.8 9.8 Hours NA NA NA -0.3 -2.7 0.8 -0.3 Denmark Output per hour 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.9 1.5 8.7 2.3 Output 0.8 1.4 2.0 0.5 -3.1 1.5 1.5 Hours -1.5 -0.9 -0.4 -2.4 -4.5 -6.6 -0.9 Finland Output per hour 4.9 5.0 6.5 7.0 -2.9 11.2 -0.1 Output 3.5 3.4 5.5 6.2 -5.8 9.1 2.0 Hours -1.3 -1.5 -0.9 -0.8 -3.0 -1.9 2.1 France Output per hour 3.2 3.2 3.9 3.3 1.1 6.1 2.2 Output 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.2 -1.8 3.6 1.2 Hours -2.2 -2.3 -1.9 -2.1 -2.9 -2.3 -1.0 Germany Output per hour 2.5 2.1 3.4 4.2 -1.9 7.6 4.5 Output 1.0 1.2 0.6 3.0 -2.4 11.3 8.1 Hours -1.5 -0.9 -2.6 -1.2 -0.5 3.5 3.5 Italy Output per hour 2.1 3.4 2.5 0.9 0.0 9.4 -0.4 Output 1.0 2.6 1.3 0.8 -3.5 7.0 0.6 Hours -1.1 -0.8 -1.2 -0.1 -3.5 -2.1 1.0 Japan Output per hour 3.4 3.8 3.3 3.8 2.2 14.8 -2.8 Output 2.3 4.7 0.8 2.6 -1.4 18.2 -3.6 Hours -1.1 0.9 -2.4 -1.1 -3.5 3.0 -0.8 Korea, Republic of Output per hour NA NA 10.5 8.1 4.1 8.5 6.0 Output 8.5 10.8 8.4 6.8 5.6 14.7 7.2 Hours NA NA -1.9 -1.1 1.5 5.7 1.1 Netherlands Output per hour 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.8 1.1 8.3 4.0 Output 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.0 -0.3 6.9 3.5 Hours -1.0 -0.8 -0.7 -1.7 -1.3 -1.3 -0.5 Norway Output per hour 1.8 2.0 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.5 2.0 Output 0.7 -0.6 1.2 2.3 0.1 2.2 1.9 Hours -1.1 -2.5 0.2 -0.1 -2.4 -2.2 0.0 Singapore Output per hour 5.0 4.0 7.2 2.0 7.7 35.0 8.0 Output 6.8 7.3 7.4 5.5 6.4 29.7 7.6 Hours 1.8 3.2 0.2 3.5 -1.2 -3.9 -0.3 Spain Output per hour 2.8 3.3 2.0 2.9 3.0 6.1 5.1 Output 1.4 2.1 2.8 1.1 -3.2 0.5 2.4 Hours -1.3 -1.2 0.8 -1.8 -6.0 -5.2 -2.5 Sweden Output per hour 4.2 2.1 6.2 6.6 0.9 18.6 3.4 Output 3.3 1.7 5.8 5.2 -1.3 19.8 6.1 Hours -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -1.3 -2.2 1.0 2.6 Taiwan Output per hour 6.1 6.3 5.0 7.6 5.7 13.9 2.8 Output 6.5 7.5 5.0 7.2 6.2 25.4 4.9 Hours 0.4 1.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 10.0 2.0 United Kingdom Output per hour 3.4 3.5 3.0 4.5 2.2 4.4 4.5 Output 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 -1.7 3.8 2.1 Hours -2.9 -2.5 -2.1 -4.3 -3.8 -0.6 -2.3 NOTE: Output is real value added in national currency units. German data for years before 1991 pertain to the former West Germany. NA=data not available.