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June 2002

A perspective on U.S. and foreign compensation costs in manufacturing

Christopher Sparks, Theo Bikoi, Lisa Moglia

Despite the appreciation of the dollar, U.S. hourly compensation costs have grown more slowly than costs in foreign countries over the 1975 - 2000 period.

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