Table 4.1 Indexes of hourly direct benefits in manufacturing, U.S. dollar basis, 1996-2011 (Index, U.S. = 100) Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 United States 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Argentina 46 48 51 54 51 49 18 20 25 29 34 39 48 49 61 70 Australia 94 93 84 88 76 64 69 85 99 100 102 110 116 108 128 139 Austria 295 262 262 258 216 202 206 238 261 257 265 284 314 313 291 292 Belgium 326 290 291 286 242 228 232 279 317 308 316 334 372 361 348 348 Brazil 49 50 47 30 29 23 18 18 22 26 31 35 41 40 49 52 Canada 98 98 94 94 92 83 78 86 95 99 106 109 109 99 115 113 Czech Republic 23 22 24 24 21 23 26 30 34 36 39 45 54 53 53 56 Denmark NA 160 162 171 145 140 144 170 188 187 195 216 243 233 239 238 Estonia NA NA NA NA 11 11 11 14 17 19 22 27 33 33 30 31 Finland 209 188 187 184 157 159 173 215 258 249 253 263 283 283 269 268 France 240 214 211 203 169 158 162 191 215 211 221 240 264 256 246 246 Germany 325 287 276 260 236 227 235 275 286 278 291 316 338 317 286 297 Greece 115 108 105 108 91 78 92 109 127 113 119 131 148 146 142 129 Hungary 22 23 24 25 24 26 30 36 43 45 47 56 63 56 56 57 Ireland 107 111 115 121 111 107 107 120 129 137 151 174 204 203 194 189 Israel 43 46 45 43 44 44 38 38 39 38 38 41 50 47 49 47 Italy 165 156 155 150 125 116 119 139 157 151 154 162 175 171 166 166 Japan 342 319 289 318 321 266 230 239 258 246 233 215 244 253 266 284 Korea, Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Mexico NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Netherlands NA 219 226 225 194 185 192 227 253 248 260 280 313 301 286 284 New Zealand 67 67 56 57 48 43 46 57 65 68 67 81 82 71 80 85 Norway NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Philippines 11 10 8 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 11 Poland NA 39 40 46 42 45 43 44 47 52 57 67 83 67 71 70 Portugal 65 61 65 67 59 54 54 60 64 64 68 74 83 81 78 78 Singapore 96 98 89 95 95 92 86 87 91 88 92 102 116 105 113 125 Slovakia 26 27 30 27 26 26 27 33 42 44 49 60 73 74 68 69 Spain 146 133 135 133 114 108 114 137 156 154 158 168 185 184 175 175 Sweden 135 126 127 125 112 99 106 127 143 137 142 153 160 145 154 161 Switzerland 319 275 278 265 230 230 246 272 284 286 301 304 338 335 323 354 Taiwan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA United Kingdom 133 149 162 168 158 140 133 134 140 140 148 160 155 134 131 128 'NA' means data not available. Note: Directly-paid benefits are primarily pay for leave time, bonuses, and pay in kind. For complete definitions, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2012