Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 25 Korea, Republic of (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 9.17 8.87 6.37 8.28 9.26 8.62 9.80 10.82 12.04 14.30 16.59 18.36 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 8.46 8.20 5.83 7.74 8.64 7.74 8.92 9.96 10.81 12.46 14.51 15.89 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 7.31 6.89 4.84 5.45 6.14 6.14 7.53 8.28 8.46 10.34 11.46 12.02 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 6.55 6.10 4.09 5.36 5.93 5.47 6.26 7.17 7.77 10.54 13.01 14.09 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 7.04 6.59 4.59 5.42 6.07 5.91 7.09 7.90 8.23 10.44 12.03 12.82 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 6.51 6.27 4.43 5.49 6.12 5.87 7.00 8.33 9.35 11.60 13.42 14.92 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 6.96 6.55 4.57 5.43 6.08 5.91 7.08 7.95 8.35 10.56 12.17 13.02 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 7.70 7.55 5.20 6.28 7.42 6.90 8.21 9.22 9.84 11.23 12.20 13.80 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 8.52 8.66 6.83 8.76 10.17 9.00 10.43 10.97 11.63 13.57 15.47 16.44 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 15.75 15.85 12.67 17.31 17.72 16.04 19.06 21.49 28.05 36.83 40.84 42.16 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 11.67 10.97 7.63 10.68 12.26 10.93 12.44 14.65 16.87 19.01 22.25 24.07 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 8.27 7.98 5.48 7.01 7.71 7.44 8.26 8.94 9.66 11.45 13.65 15.18 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 8.97 9.41 6.42 8.40 8.88 8.72 9.12 10.86 12.19 14.19 16.28 17.85 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 11.36 10.29 7.20 12.04 13.85 11.97 9.89 11.04 13.11 17.27 19.14 21.40 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 8.93 8.17 5.37 6.64 7.87 7.26 8.09 9.05 9.57 11.11 13.04 14.35 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 9.65 8.80 6.07 9.13 10.74 9.66 8.92 9.98 11.06 13.44 15.30 16.89 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 9.39 8.93 6.39 8.00 9.41 9.51 10.07 11.20 11.61 13.69 16.31 18.42 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)......................... 9.44 9.18 6.52 7.84 8.71 8.26 9.92 10.89 13.05 15.70 18.23 20.07 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 8.47 8.00 5.67 6.74 8.02 6.96 9.63 10.59 11.31 12.33 14.08 15.68 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 12.23 10.49 7.92 10.05 11.12 9.81 12.99 13.53 15.37 18.30 20.82 23.30 Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363)........................... 11.80 9.74 7.43 9.66 10.78 9.91 12.35 13.09 14.86 17.03 19.62 21.66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 324 includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 325 includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; exludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic & copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 334 includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. NAICS 335 excludes domestic appliances. NAICS 336 includes automotive diesel engines. NAICS 3361-3363 includes automotive diesel engines. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for All Employees: In National Currency PAGE 26 Korea, Republic of (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 7376 8438 8916 9847 10470 11134 12258 12900 13784 14644 15832 17053 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. 6803 7800 8168 9211 9772 9998 11154 11878 12375 12760 13852 14762 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... 5882 6548 6777 6481 6942 7932 9412 9875 9684 10588 10941 11167 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. 5270 5799 5731 6372 6709 7069 7827 8542 8904 10787 12412 13088 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ 5661 6268 6421 6445 6865 7642 8861 9423 9426 10683 11480 11909 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. 5234 5962 6207 6527 6918 7583 8757 9934 10711 11876 12806 13863 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... 5603 6229 6394 6457 6870 7632 8847 9473 9560 10807 11614 12095 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ 6194 7175 7277 7466 8392 8917 10260 10989 11268 11494 11644 12821 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... 6851 8232 9558 10422 11501 11625 13047 13082 13322 13896 14767 15275 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. 12668 15068 17737 20592 20037 20724 23827 25621 32123 37708 38973 39161 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ 9390 10428 10687 12708 13866 14121 15554 17469 19321 19462 21235 22364 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ 6650 7587 7670 8338 8720 9617 10332 10653 11068 11720 13028 14097 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. 7219 8951 8994 9992 10041 11268 11405 12945 13962 14527 15538 16586 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... 9141 9779 10078 14327 15663 15460 12361 13161 15020 17680 18267 19879 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ 7181 7763 7521 7899 8904 9383 10121 10786 10956 11369 12447 13332 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... 7762 8368 8497 10867 12144 12486 11153 11894 12668 13764 14596 15692 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... 7551 8495 8947 9515 10640 12289 12588 13355 13300 14019 15568 17108 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)......................... 7593 8729 9127 9325 9845 10676 12400 12977 14945 16069 17402 18644 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... 6813 7607 7946 8020 9067 8989 12035 12626 12949 12625 13437 14564 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ 9839 9969 11093 11957 12579 12675 16239 16128 17600 18738 19873 21641 Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363)........................... 9495 9262 10401 11500 12196 12798 15440 15607 17019 17435 18721 20125 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 324 includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 325 includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; exludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic & copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 334 includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement & navigation equipment. NAICS 335 excludes domestic appliances. NAICS 336 includes automotive diesel engines. NAICS 3361-3363 includes automotive diesel engines. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009