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International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, Supplementary Tables

These supplementary tables for 1975-2006 are calculated from the data used in the current "International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs in Manufacturing" news release.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Table 1. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars (U.S. = 100)
  • Table 2. Hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars
  • Table 3. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars (2000 = 100)
  • Table 4. Hourly compensation costs in national currency
  • Table 5. Indexes of hourly compensation costs in national currency (2000 = 100)
  • Table 6. Indexes of hourly direct pay (U.S. = 100)
  • Table 7. Hourly direct pay in U.S. dollars
  • Table 8. Hourly direct pay in national currency
  • Table 9. Indexes of pay for time worked (U.S. = 100)
  • Table 10. Pay for time worked in U.S. dollars
  • Table 11. Pay for time worked in national currency
  • Table 12. Total direct pay as percent of hourly compensation costs
  • Table 13. Pay for time worked as percent of hourly compensation costs
  • Table 14. Other direct pay as a percent of hourly compensation costs
  • Table 15. Social insurance expenditures and other labor taxes as a percent of hourly compensation costs
  • Table 16. Exchange Rates
  • Complete Supplementary Tables

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Last Modified Date: January 25, 2008

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