HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING 33 COUNTRIES OR AREAS 22 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 1992-2005 UNITED STATES IMPORTANT NOTE: DATA IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES ARE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION. THE INTRODUCTION CAN BE ACCESSED AT: ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/introCountries.txt. General Notes: The measures for total manufacturing were published in news release USDL 06-2020, "International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 2005," November 30, 2006. For some countries, data for total manufacturing have been revised in these tables to reflect revisions subsequent to the news release. The measures for individual manufacturing industries are less reliable than the total manufacturing data because there are more technical limitations associated with them. For more information about limitations, see the Technical Notes. The measures in these tables are shown according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for most NAICS 3-digit level industries; selected additional industry combinations are shown as well. These data as well as data on a U.S. 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis for selected years, 1975-2002, are available at https://www.bls.gov/fls. Note: Hourly compensation costs in national currency for countries that are members of the Euro area (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain) are expressed in the national currency used in each country prior to the implementation of the euro for 1992-1998, and in euros for 1999-2005. More information about national currency units and exchange rates used in these tables is on page 6. Notations: .. Data not available. # Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year. Prepared By: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Productivity And Technology, April 30, 2007. HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN U.S. DOLLARS PAGE 7 UNITED STATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 15.95 16.37 16.78 17.17 17.74 18.20 18.52 18.90 19.65 20.52 21.33 22.20 22.82 23.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 14.18 14.59 14.88 15.09 15.52 15.85 16.54 16.36 16.99 17.58 18.25 18.77 19.35 19.51 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.58 11.75 11.95 12.57 12.90 13.26 13.85 14.23 14.75 15.20 15.52 16.04 16.34 16.77 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.60 8.81 9.06 9.48 9.75 10.12 10.58 10.81 11.40 11.68 11.63 12.30 12.57 13.11 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.85 10.05 10.31 10.85 11.20 11.60 12.19 12.58 13.21 13.63 13.85 14.57 14.88 15.41 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 10.35 10.75 11.19 11.53 12.02 12.56 12.97 13.19 13.87 14.64 14.69 15.84 15.90 15.83 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.89 10.10 10.37 10.90 11.25 11.66 12.23 12.62 13.25 13.69 13.90 14.64 14.94 15.43 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 12.42 12.57 12.85 13.28 13.70 14.18 14.40 14.81 15.42 16.15 16.44 17.01 17.39 17.61 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 18.15 18.72 19.14 19.79 20.38 20.93 21.72 21.68 22.68 23.91 25.04 26.22 27.19 27.45 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 26.59 28.19 29.00 29.99 29.22 31.03 31.42 31.58 32.56 33.63 34.30 36.02 36.51 36.22 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 19.56 19.97 20.67 21.32 22.14 22.96 23.36 23.23 24.78 25.53 25.98 27.04 28.31 29.22 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 14.69 14.86 14.95 15.30 15.83 16.28 16.69 17.01 17.76 18.82 19.37 20.47 21.13 21.48 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 16.47 16.75 17.13 17.57 18.02 18.61 19.20 19.41 20.29 21.08 21.71 22.58 23.24 23.76 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 20.84 21.41 21.75 22.38 22.87 23.07 23.65 23.63 24.64 25.76 26.89 28.00 28.32 29.03 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 15.54 15.96 16.07 16.57 17.03 17.41 17.96 18.10 18.82 19.58 20.02 20.56 20.99 21.72 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 17.09 17.53 17.70 18.22 18.67 18.98 19.51 19.59 20.37 21.18 21.72 22.39 22.78 23.49 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 17.52 17.81 18.08 18.28 19.01 19.56 20.05 20.58 21.47 22.13 22.60 23.48 23.88 24.56 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 16.48 16.97 17.32 17.37 17.92 18.80 19.54 19.99 20.83 21.99 23.25 24.08 25.00 26.63 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 15.15 15.45 15.78 16.26 16.86 17.84 18.11 18.44 19.14 20.01 20.22 21.08 21.91 22.57 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 23.52 24.49 25.44 25.66 26.32 26.63 26.27 26.14 27.52 29.25 31.40 32.81 33.30 34.45 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 25.19 26.01 27.00 27.11 27.88 28.26 27.21 26.98 28.50 30.39 32.49 33.88 34.09 35.62 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 23.91 25.04 26.02 26.20 26.86 26.93 27.80 27.85 29.37 31.35 33.02 34.99 36.48 37.18 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 12.20 12.47 12.73 13.20 13.63 14.10 14.61 15.01 15.78 16.50 16.77 17.43 17.68 18.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007 HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS: IN NATIONAL CURRENCY PAGE 8 UNITED STATES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INDUSTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MANUFACTURING..................................................................... 15.95 16.37 16.78 17.17 17.74 18.20 18.52 18.90 19.65 20.52 21.33 22.20 22.82 23.65 FOOD, BEVERAGE, AND TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 311-312)................. 14.18 14.59 14.88 15.09 15.52 15.85 16.54 16.36 16.99 17.58 18.25 18.77 19.35 19.51 TEXTILES AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-314)....................... 11.58 11.75 11.95 12.57 12.90 13.26 13.85 14.23 14.75 15.20 15.52 16.04 16.34 16.77 APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 315)................................................. 8.60 8.81 9.06 9.48 9.75 10.12 10.58 10.81 11.40 11.68 11.63 12.30 12.57 13.11 TEXTILES AND APPAREL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-315)................................ 9.85 10.05 10.31 10.85 11.20 11.60 12.19 12.58 13.21 13.63 13.85 14.57 14.88 15.41 LEATHER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 316)............................. 10.35 10.75 11.19 11.53 12.02 12.56 12.97 13.19 13.87 14.64 14.69 15.84 15.90 15.83 TEXTILES, APPAREL AND ALLIED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 313-316)............... 9.89 10.10 10.37 10.90 11.25 11.66 12.23 12.62 13.25 13.69 13.90 14.64 14.94 15.43 WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 321)............................................ 12.42 12.57 12.85 13.28 13.70 14.18 14.40 14.81 15.42 16.15 16.44 17.01 17.39 17.61 PAPER MANUFACTURING (NAICS 322)................................................... 18.15 18.72 19.14 19.79 20.38 20.93 21.72 21.68 22.68 23.91 25.04 26.22 27.19 27.45 PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 324) ............................ 26.59 28.19 29.00 29.99 29.22 31.03 31.42 31.58 32.56 33.63 34.30 36.02 36.51 36.22 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 325) ............................................... 19.56 19.97 20.67 21.32 22.14 22.96 23.36 23.23 24.78 25.53 25.98 27.04 28.31 29.22 PLASTICS AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 326)............................ 14.69 14.86 14.95 15.30 15.83 16.28 16.69 17.01 17.76 18.82 19.37 20.47 21.13 21.48 NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 327) ............................ 16.47 16.75 17.13 17.57 18.02 18.61 19.20 19.41 20.29 21.08 21.71 22.58 23.24 23.76 PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331) .......................................... 20.84 21.41 21.75 22.38 22.87 23.07 23.65 23.63 24.64 25.76 26.89 28.00 28.32 29.03 FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 332) ............................... 15.54 15.96 16.07 16.57 17.03 17.41 17.96 18.10 18.82 19.58 20.02 20.56 20.99 21.72 PRIMARY AND FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 331-332) .............. 17.09 17.53 17.70 18.22 18.67 18.98 19.51 19.59 20.37 21.18 21.72 22.39 22.78 23.49 MACHINERY MANUFACTURING (NAICS 333) .............................................. 17.52 17.81 18.08 18.28 19.01 19.56 20.05 20.58 21.47 22.13 22.60 23.48 23.88 24.56 COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 334) ........................ 16.48 16.97 17.32 17.37 17.92 18.80 19.54 19.99 20.83 21.99 23.25 24.08 25.00 26.63 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE, AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 335) ......... 15.15 15.45 15.78 16.26 16.86 17.84 18.11 18.44 19.14 20.01 20.22 21.08 21.91 22.57 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 336) ............................... 23.52 24.49 25.44 25.66 26.32 26.63 26.27 26.14 27.52 29.25 31.40 32.81 33.30 34.45 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3361-3363) .......................... 25.19 26.01 27.00 27.11 27.88 28.26 27.21 26.98 28.50 30.39 32.49 33.88 34.09 35.62 AEROSPACE PRODUCT AND PARTS MANUFACTURING (NAICS 3364) ........................... 23.91 25.04 26.02 26.20 26.86 26.93 27.80 27.85 29.37 31.35 33.02 34.99 36.48 37.18 FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING (NAICS 337)........................... 12.20 12.47 12.73 13.20 13.63 14.10 14.61 15.01 15.78 16.50 16.77 17.43 17.68 18.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, April 2007