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November 1994

International manufacturing compensation costs

Sarah Van Damme

Compared with average hourly compensation costs in the United States in 1993, costs increased in Japan and decreased in Canada and 14 European countries measured. This article compares compensation costs for production workers in manufacturing across 29 countries during 1993.

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