Table 6.1 Hourly direct pay as a percent of total hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, 1996-2011 Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 United States 78.9 79.0 79.3 79.7 79.6 78.9 78.7 78.0 77.7 77.6 77.5 76.0 76.5 75.9 75.4 75.6 Argentina 80.1 81.2 81.3 82.5 83.1 83.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.6 Australia 82.3 81.7 81.5 81.1 81.3 80.5 79.3 78.8 78.5 78.7 79.2 79.4 79.4 79.7 80.0 80.0 Austria 73.0 73.0 72.9 72.9 73.1 74.0 74.3 74.6 74.9 74.8 74.6 74.5 74.4 74.3 74.3 74.3 Belgium 69.0 69.0 68.9 69.0 67.5 69.2 69.3 69.5 69.6 69.2 68.7 68.3 67.9 67.9 67.8 67.8 Brazil 66.1 66.5 66.0 67.3 67.5 67.3 67.6 67.1 68.0 67.2 67.6 67.9 67.5 67.9 68.1 68.1 Canada 84.4 84.6 85.2 85.2 85.5 84.7 83.3 82.5 81.9 81.6 80.8 81.2 80.8 79.5 79.4 79.5 Czech Republic 73.9 73.8 73.7 73.6 72.9 72.9 72.7 72.6 72.4 73.4 73.3 73.3 73.4 72.7 72.7 72.7 Denmark NA 96.8 96.8 94.4 94.7 92.9 91.5 90.7 90.3 89.5 90.0 89.6 89.8 90.2 90.4 90.4 Estonia NA NA NA NA 74.4 74.8 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.2 73.9 73.9 74.0 74.5 74.1 74.2 Finland 76.8 77.4 80.1 78.5 79.1 79.0 78.4 78.8 78.7 78.6 78.1 78.1 77.7 78.3 79.2 79.2 France 69.8 69.7 69.6 69.5 69.4 69.2 69.0 68.8 68.6 68.9 69.3 69.7 70.1 70.1 70.1 70.1 Germany 76.4 76.5 76.9 77.4 77.2 77.4 77.3 77.3 76.9 77.6 77.1 78.4 78.6 78.3 78.1 78.4 Greece 76.6 76.8 76.9 77.1 77.3 77.5 77.8 78.0 78.3 77.9 77.6 77.2 76.9 76.9 76.9 76.9 Hungary 66.1 66.9 67.8 68.6 69.5 70.1 70.7 71.3 71.9 72.1 73.2 73.1 73.0 74.1 76.2 76.5 Ireland 86.6 87.0 87.2 87.4 87.5 86.9 87.1 86.5 86.0 85.5 84.9 84.4 83.9 83.9 83.9 83.9 Israel 83.4 83.2 82.9 84.0 84.0 83.4 82.9 83.2 83.6 83.7 84.5 85.7 84.4 83.6 84.4 83.7 Italy 66.4 66.4 68.8 68.8 68.4 68.5 68.8 68.8 68.8 69.3 70.2 70.6 71.1 71.1 71.1 71.1 Japan 84.9 84.4 84.0 83.7 83.4 83.0 82.8 82.6 82.4 82.2 82.1 82.1 82.0 82.0 81.9 81.9 Korea, Republic of 82.5 76.8 73.3 70.4 72.8 73.9 75.9 78.3 80.5 82.6 82.3 81.5 81.0 80.4 80.4 80.4 Mexico 65.1 65.8 66.3 67.2 67.3 66.6 67.5 67.9 68.6 69.3 69.0 69.3 69.0 68.9 70.0 69.9 Netherlands NA 77.0 77.6 78.2 78.9 78.1 78.1 77.4 77.6 78.1 78.6 79.1 78.7 78.7 78.8 78.8 New Zealand 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 97.0 97.0 96.8 96.8 96.7 96.6 96.7 96.3 96.3 95.8 Norway NA 84.9 84.9 84.9 84.9 84.2 83.5 82.8 82.1 82.3 82.5 82.7 82.9 82.9 82.9 82.9 Philippines 90.1 90.1 90.1 90.2 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.4 91.1 91.2 91.4 91.5 91.5 91.5 91.5 91.5 Poland NA 70.0 69.6 85.3 84.7 84.6 84.4 84.3 84.2 84.6 85.0 85.5 85.9 85.9 85.9 85.9 Portugal 78.7 79.1 79.5 79.9 80.3 80.2 80.1 79.9 79.8 79.9 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.3 80.3 80.3 Singapore 77.8 78.2 79.5 85.2 84.5 83.9 83.9 84.0 84.9 85.8 85.4 85.1 84.5 83.9 83.9 83.9 Slovakia 68.9 68.9 69.6 70.8 70.6 71.9 71.1 70.3 72.6 72.8 72.4 72.3 72.1 71.4 72.5 72.9 Spain 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 75.0 74.9 74.8 74.6 74.4 74.3 74.2 73.9 74.3 73.4 73.9 74.6 Sweden 69.7 69.4 69.2 68.9 68.4 68.0 67.9 67.0 66.9 66.8 67.6 66.3 67.7 66.8 67.0 67.1 Switzerland 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.5 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.7 Taiwan 86.2 86.5 86.6 86.4 85.8 86.1 86.9 87.7 87.8 87.0 86.5 85.8 85.3 85.1 85.2 85.6 United Kingdom 81.8 82.5 83.0 82.1 82.7 83.5 84.6 85.5 85.7 85.6 85.4 85.3 85.2 85.2 85.2 84.6 Trade-Weighted Measures (1) All Foreign Countries (2) NA 77.7 77.9 78.1 #78.2 77.9 77.9 77.9 78.0 78.1 77.9 78.1 77.9 77.5 77.7 77.7 OECD (2) NA 77.6 77.7 77.8 #78.0 77.7 77.6 77.5 77.6 77.8 77.5 77.8 77.6 77.1 77.4 77.3 Europe (2) NA 76.7 77.1 77.3 #77.2 77.4 77.5 77.5 77.4 77.5 77.5 77.8 77.8 77.7 77.7 77.7 Euro Area (2) NA 74.7 75.1 75.4 #75.2 75.3 75.3 75.1 75.0 75.3 75.2 75.7 75.7 75.6 75.5 75.7 Eastern Europe (2) NA 70.1 70.2 76.6 #76.3 76.5 76.4 76.5 76.7 77.2 77.5 77.6 77.8 77.8 78.4 78.5 East Asia ex-Japan NA 80.9 79.8 79.8 80.5 80.9 82.0 83.2 84.3 85.2 84.9 84.3 83.8 83.4 83.4 83.5 'NA' means data not available. # Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year. (1) For a description of trade-weighted measures and economic groups, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf (2) 1997-1999 data exclude Estonia Note: Direct pay includes pay for time worked (wages) and directly-paid benefits. For complete definitions, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2012