-11- Table 4. All Employees: Hourly compensation costs in national currency in manufacturing, 32 countries or areas, 1996-2007 Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Americas United States............. 22.11 22.67 23.12 23.64 24.63 25.90 27.01 28.18 28.94 29.74 29.98 30.56 Argentina................. 7.32 7.43 7.87 7.97 8.05 8.14 9.13 10.52 13.05 15.83 20.08 24.64 Brazil.................... 7.16 7.58 7.77 7.61 7.88 8.47 8.97 9.91 11.14 12.20 13.02 13.87 Canada.................... 25.93 26.16 26.83 27.04 27.75 28.41 29.50 30.32 31.50 32.38 33.19 34.25 Mexico.................... 17.61 19.61 21.73 24.48 27.34 30.26 33.19 36.24 37.66 38.93 40.62 42.70 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 25.37 26.38 28.32 29.24 29.44 30.45 33.00 35.53 37.27 38.59 40.45 41.41 Israel.................... 36.21 41.73 46.41 49.16 52.07 57.30 58.47 59.48 60.77 62.31 63.51 65.79 Japan..................... 2603 2697 2729 2716 2731 2759 2724 2749 2768 2814 2828 2820 Korea, Republic of........ 7376 8438 8916 9847 10470 11134 12258 12900 13784 14644 15832 17053 New Zealand............... 18.29 18.98 19.45 19.82 20.38 21.08 21.78 22.32 22.83 23.61 24.77 26.06 Philippines............... 33.18 35.18 37.43 38.20 39.91 43.66 46.36 49.04 54.17 58.33 61.96 63.91 Singapore................. 16.75 18.01 19.21 18.65 20.10 21.94 21.56 22.20 22.23 22.00 21.87 23.24 Taiwan.................... 189.8 203.9 211.8 220.4 229.6 244.9 236.2 238.7 242.2 253.0 263.5 267.8 Europe Austria................... 333.0 338.7 347.4 #25.96 26.61 27.15 27.86 28.40 28.66 29.65 30.45 31.49 Belgium................... 851.2 871.7 896.1 #22.65 23.87 24.23 25.18 25.67 26.41 27.06 27.74 28.26 Czech Republic............ 92.71 102.7 114.1 120.4 130.9 142.1 150.4 158.8 168.4 174.5 183.9 198.7 Denmark................... .. 168.4 174.5 187.9 194.8 206.2 215.5 224.2 224.7 235.0 244.7 258.7 Finland................... 115.4 116.6 120.1 #20.77 21.56 22.86 23.82 24.87 26.14 27.10 28.09 28.98 France.................... 144.2 146.9 149.1 #23.06 23.47 23.93 24.41 24.86 25.33 25.88 26.75 27.48 Germany................... .. .. 58.59 #30.14 31.70 32.31 33.41 34.45 35.33 35.00 36.73 37.00 Hungary................... 559.6 671.2 766.4 871.1 1004 1162 1303 1409 1521 1629 1770 1942 Ireland................... 10.95 11.42 12.13 #16.43 17.68 19.74 20.83 21.74 22.84 23.65 24.47 25.98 Italy..................... 32217 33520 33368 #17.55 17.95 18.61 19.57 20.56 21.69 22.28 22.84 23.48 Netherlands............... .. 45.54 47.19 #22.09 22.71 24.47 25.55 26.74 27.41 27.94 28.26 28.79 Norway.................... .. 197.6 211.5 222.7 230.6 243.0 257.8 268.4 282.6 287.3 302.3 322.2 Poland.................... .. 10.55 12.17 13.67 14.81 15.98 16.54 17.04 17.60 18.37 19.51 21.55 Portugal.................. 896.7 963.3 1033 #5.46 5.87 6.32 6.77 6.99 7.20 7.47 7.46 7.50 Slovakia.................. .. 96.44 103.0 108.3 120.6 131.2 148.0 162.1 168.8 181.5 196.1 211.7 Spain..................... 1938 2019 2083 #12.90 13.26 13.83 14.56 15.31 15.94 16.54 17.24 17.91 Sweden.................... 172.2 178.3 189.0 192.3 200.6 213.2 223.2 233.1 240.3 245.1 253.0 262.1 Switzerland............... 40.73 40.83 41.15 41.24 41.77 42.90 43.67 44.10 44.30 44.83 45.34 46.00 United Kingdom............ 10.56 11.17 12.03 12.69 13.27 14.30 14.90 15.86 16.39 17.17 17.62 18.31 '..' means data not available. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.