Table 6.2 Hourly pay for time worked as a percent of total hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, 1996-2011 Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 United States 70.1 70.4 70.8 71.4 71.2 70.3 70.0 69.2 69.1 68.8 68.6 67.0 67.6 67.4 67.0 66.7 Argentina 67.8 68.7 68.6 69.1 69.9 70.4 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 68.6 Australia 72.5 72.0 71.8 71.5 71.6 71.0 69.9 69.5 69.2 69.3 69.8 70.0 70.0 70.2 70.5 70.5 Austria 52.1 52.2 52.2 52.3 52.5 53.1 53.3 53.5 53.7 53.5 53.3 53.1 52.9 52.9 52.9 52.9 Belgium 49.2 49.2 49.1 49.2 48.1 49.3 49.4 49.6 49.6 49.1 48.6 48.2 47.7 47.7 47.6 47.6 Brazil 52.2 52.6 52.2 53.2 53.4 53.2 53.4 53.1 53.7 53.2 53.5 53.6 53.4 53.7 53.8 53.8 Canada 74.0 74.2 74.6 74.7 74.9 74.2 73.0 72.3 71.7 71.5 70.8 71.2 70.8 69.7 69.6 69.7 Czech Republic 60.4 60.3 60.2 60.2 59.9 58.9 59.4 59.3 59.3 60.2 60.3 60.1 60.4 59.2 59.2 59.2 Denmark NA 83.5 83.5 80.7 81.1 79.3 78.0 77.3 77.0 76.0 76.1 75.7 75.5 76.2 75.7 75.8 Estonia NA NA NA NA 65.8 65.7 65.6 65.5 65.4 65.2 65.1 64.9 64.7 64.7 64.7 64.7 Finland 60.2 60.8 63.0 61.9 62.5 61.5 60.2 59.6 58.6 58.8 58.6 58.9 58.8 59.2 59.9 59.9 France 52.6 52.7 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.6 52.3 52.0 51.7 51.7 51.6 51.6 51.5 51.5 51.5 51.5 Germany 56.9 57.1 57.9 58.6 57.8 57.3 57.1 57.0 57.7 58.1 57.1 57.6 57.8 58.0 58.9 58.5 Greece 58.4 58.3 58.2 58.1 58.0 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 Hungary 52.1 52.2 52.4 52.5 52.7 53.1 53.4 53.8 54.1 54.1 54.7 54.4 54.2 55.0 56.5 56.7 Ireland 74.0 73.8 73.4 73.1 72.8 72.9 73.6 73.8 74.0 72.7 71.5 70.3 69.2 69.1 69.0 68.9 Israel 76.1 75.9 75.7 76.9 76.8 76.1 75.6 75.9 76.3 76.5 77.3 78.2 76.8 76.0 77.0 76.7 Italy 50.8 50.8 52.7 52.8 52.6 53.0 53.6 53.9 54.2 54.7 55.5 56.0 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 Japan 56.1 55.8 56.1 56.8 56.5 56.5 57.3 57.1 56.7 56.1 55.9 56.1 56.0 57.3 57.2 56.6 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 57.7 58.3 58.9 59.6 59.0 58.8 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.2 57.4 57.4 57.5 57.5 New Zealand 85.4 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.7 85.7 85.6 85.8 85.7 85.2 84.3 84.1 84.3 84.7 84.2 Norway NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Philippines 74.1 74.1 74.1 73.6 73.4 73.2 73.0 73.3 73.2 73.5 73.8 74.2 74.2 74.2 74.2 74.2 Poland NA 45.7 46.4 58.0 58.8 58.9 59.1 59.2 59.4 59.7 60.0 60.3 60.6 60.6 60.6 60.6 Portugal 60.6 60.3 60.0 59.7 59.5 60.1 60.8 61.5 62.2 61.9 61.7 61.4 61.1 61.1 61.1 61.1 Singapore 61.7 62.2 64.0 68.1 67.5 67.0 67.0 66.9 67.5 68.1 67.3 66.5 66.5 66.4 66.4 66.4 Slovakia 49.8 49.8 48.8 50.2 49.4 50.1 51.2 51.3 52.4 52.5 52.3 52.0 52.2 52.1 53.9 54.2 Spain 55.9 55.9 55.8 55.8 55.8 55.5 55.2 54.9 54.5 54.6 54.5 54.4 54.8 54.2 54.5 55.0 Sweden 59.8 59.5 59.2 58.8 58.4 57.9 57.7 56.7 56.5 56.4 57.1 56.0 57.2 56.4 56.6 56.6 Switzerland 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.7 66.1 65.6 65.9 66.3 65.5 64.6 64.5 64.4 65.3 66.1 66.1 Taiwan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA United Kingdom 66.9 67.2 67.4 66.4 66.7 68.3 70.3 72.1 73.4 73.0 72.6 72.3 71.9 71.9 71.9 71.4 'NA' means data not available. Note: Pay for time worked is wages and salaries for time actually worked. For complete definitions, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2012