Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 55 Netherlands ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... .. 23.33 23.79 23.53 20.97 21.91 24.15 30.27 34.09 34.79 35.50 39.47 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .. Data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In National Currency PAGE 56 Netherlands ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... .. 45.54 47.19 #22.09 22.71 24.47 25.55 26.74 27.41 27.94 28.26 28.79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .. Data not available. # Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009