-8- Table 1. Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars in manufacturing, 34 countries or areas and selected economic groups, 1975-2007 (Index, U.S. = 100) Country or Area 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Americas United States............. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Brazil.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Canada.................... 102 111 103 94 92 92 93 94 97 93 89 88 93 102 108 111 Mexico.................... 23 24 17 19 21 22 26 17 12 12 12 8 8 9 10 10 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 92 94 86 88 86 89 93 88 79 81 65 67 73 85 90 90 Hong Kong SAR............. 12 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 14 16 17 20 21 Israel.................... 32 31 32 28 33 34 34 34 36 33 28 35 42 49 48 50 Japan..................... 47 47 52 66 60 56 56 48 49 49 48 69 79 90 87 83 Korea, Republic of........ 5 6 7 9 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 15 22 24 New Zealand............... 52 45 46 52 54 56 54 50 44 38 35 43 51 60 56 57 Philippines............... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Singapore................. 14 13 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 20 17 17 20 22 25 Sri Lanka................. 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Taiwan.................... 6 7 7 8 9 11 12 11 11 12 12 13 17 20 25 26 Europe Austria................... 73 72 77 86 91 93 74 68 66 60 60 83 103 107 101 120 Belgium................... 92 92 100 112 119 120 96 77 71 64 64 85 104 107 101 119 Czech Republic............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Denmark................... 100 97 96 109 118 111 87 76 72 64 62 83 105 109 102 122 Finland................... 82 83 80 76 89 89 78 72 65 64 65 82 101 114 119 140 France.................... 90 84 83 91 99 103 83 73 69 63 63 83 97 99 94 109 Germany................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Greece.................... 27 28 31 35 38 38 34 36 31 30 28 31 34 37 38 45 Hungary................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Ireland................... 59 50 49 56 62 69 58 55 52 50 50 66 75 79 73 84 Italy..................... 75 64 67 72 80 84 71 65 65 60 60 80 97 102 102 120 Luxembourg................ 100 99 104 116 119 118 88 71 65 60 58 79 95 98 93 106 Netherlands............... 105 102 107 122 128 124 92 84 79 70 68 93 112 115 105 120 Norway.................... 115 118 122 124 122 126 109 99 91 85 85 106 131 141 136 151 Poland.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Portugal.................. 24 23 20 19 18 20 18 15 13 11 11 15 18 19 20 24 Spain..................... 40 41 42 46 58 59 50 45 37 35 35 46 55 60 61 74 Sweden.................... 114 120 118 117 126 127 109 86 74 73 74 94 111 121 122 138 Switzerland............... 98 95 92 117 118 114 94 90 87 78 75 105 127 131 118 139 United Kingdom............ 51 45 44 51 61 74 65 57 52 46 46 55 64 73 70 80 Trade-Weighted Measures All 33 Foreign Economies (1,3)................... 64 65 64 66 68 69 63 58 57 54 52 60 68 75 75 81 OECD (4).................. 69 70 69 71 73 74 68 63 61 58 56 65 73 80 80 86 Europe.................... 82 78 80 90 97 100 81 72 68 62 61 81 98 103 98 114 Euro Area (2)............. 85 81 85 94 102 103 82 74 70 63 62 84 102 106 101 118 Eastern Europe (6)........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. East Asia ex-Japan (5).... 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 18 22 25 Continued on the following page. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009. -9- Table 1. Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars in manufacturing, 34 countries or areas and selected economic groups, 1975-2007 (Index, U.S. = 100) Country or Area 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Americas United States............. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Brazil.................... .. .. .. .. .. 32 31 29 18 18 14 12 12 14 17 21 Canada.................... 115 111 104 98 97 97 93 87 86 84 80 79 89 96 102 109 Mexico.................... 11 13 14 16 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 89 84 78 85 90 95 91 81 84 73 65 73 90 103 107 110 Hong Kong SAR............. 23 25 26 27 28 29 29 29 28 27 28 26 25 24 24 24 Israel.................... 49 49 47 47 53 55 57 57 54 56 57 50 51 51 51 52 Japan..................... 92 100 114 122 134 113 102 94 106 109 93 85 89 94 90 83 Korea, Republic of........ 29 31 33 36 41 45 42 30 38 41 36 40 42 45 52 60 New Zealand............... 54 50 49 54 60 63 61 50 49 42 38 42 52 59 63 60 Philippines............... 4 5 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 Singapore................. 28 31 32 37 44 46 44 40 37 37 34 31 32 32 31 36 Sri Lanka................. 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Taiwan.................... 28 32 31 32 34 33 33 29 30 31 29 26 25 26 27 27 Europe Austria................... 117 128 124 128 148 143 123 123 118 101 96 100 117 126 127 130 Belgium................... 117 127 122 129 148 141 121 121 116 101 96 101 118 130 129 132 Czech Republic............ .. .. .. .. 15 16 15 16 15 14 15 18 21 24 26 28 Denmark................... 118 126 118 123 143 139 125 125 126 108 106 113 135 145 146 152 Finland................... 133 119 96 108 133 126 110 107 103 89 87 91 109 122 121 124 France.................... 105 114 104 105 115 111 97 96 92 80 77 81 95 104 103 105 Germany................... .. .. 144 149 173 165 141 137 128 114 108 113 133 143 140 142 Greece.................... 44 48 43 45 52 53 50 47 45 38 38 42 52 63 64 66 Hungary................... .. .. .. 18 17 16 15 15 15 14 15 18 21 25 26 26 Ireland................... 82 88 78 79 85 84 80 78 77 69 70 76 91 102 103 106 Italy..................... 121 123 98 96 96 101 92 89 85 73 70 75 91 102 102 104 Luxembourg................ 104 113 109 117 135 125 107 105 102 88 82 86 102 114 115 115 Netherlands............... 115 124 119 123 138 129 113 114 110 94 91 97 116 128 126 127 Norway.................... 146 152 130 132 149 148 137 135 135 118 117 133 149 160 165 173 Poland.................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 16 15 14 15 15 16 17 19 21 Portugal.................. 25 30 25 25 29 29 27 27 26 23 23 25 29 32 31 31 Spain..................... 76 81 68 66 72 73 64 63 61 53 51 54 66 73 74 77 Sweden.................... 140 151 105 109 124 135 121 120 115 104 92 98 118 130 128 132 Switzerland............... 138 144 137 147 168 157 131 130 123 107 105 111 125 132 130 128 United Kingdom............ 82 85 72 74 76 76 83 88 87 82 80 84 94 105 107 109 Trade-Weighted Measures All 33 Foreign Economies (1,3)................... 82 85 81 82 87 82 76 72 72 68 64 65 73 79 80 82 OECD (4).................. 88 91 87 88 93 89 82 78 78 74 69 70 79 86 87 89 Europe.................... 112 120 109 111 124 120 107 107 102 90 87 91 107 118 117 118 Euro Area (2)............. 115 124 116 118 133 128 112 111 105 91 88 92 110 121 119 121 Eastern Europe (6)........ .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 16 15 14 15 17 19 21 23 25 East Asia ex-Japan (5).... 26 29 29 32 36 37 36 29 32 33 30 30 31 32 34 38 Continued on the following page. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009. -10- Table 1. Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs in U.S. dollars in manufacturing, 34 countries or areas and selected economic groups, 1975-2007 (Index, U.S. = 100) Country or Area 2007 Americas United States............. 100 Brazil.................... 24 Canada.................... 118 Mexico.................... 12 Asia and Oceania Australia................. 123 Hong Kong SAR............. 24 Israel.................... 57 Japan..................... 80 Korea, Republic of........ 65 New Zealand............... 70 Philippines............... 4 Singapore................. 34 Sri Lanka................. 2 Taiwan.................... 27 Europe Austria................... 144 Belgium................... 144 Czech Republic............ 33 Denmark................... 172 Finland................... 139 France.................... 116 Germany................... 153 Greece.................... 73 Hungary................... 32 Ireland................... 118 Italy..................... 115 Luxembourg................ 124 Netherlands............... 139 Norway.................... 197 Poland.................... 25 Portugal.................. 34 Spain..................... 85 Sweden.................... 147 Switzerland............... 134 United Kingdom............ 121 Trade-Weighted Measures All 33 Foreign Economies (1,3)................... 88 OECD (4).................. 96 Europe.................... 131 Euro Area (2)............. 133 Eastern Europe (6)........ 30 East Asia ex-Japan (5).... 39 '..' means data not available. (1) For a description of trade-weighted measures and economic groups, see the Technical Notes preceding these tables. (2) Euro Area refers to European Union member countries in this release that have adopted the Euro as the common currency as of January 1, 2009. (3) The trade-weighted measures for production workers in this table are not directly comparable with those for all employees; the country coverage of the two series differs slightly. (4) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (5) East Asia ex-Japan includes Hong Kong SAR, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan. (6) Eastern Europe refers to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.