Table 6.3 Hourly direct benefits 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 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.9 Argentina 12.3 12.5 12.7 13.4 13.2 13.3 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Australia 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 Austria 20.9 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.9 21.0 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 Belgium 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.4 19.9 19.9 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 Brazil 13.8 13.9 13.8 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.3 Canada 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 Czech Republic 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.0 14.0 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 Denmark NA 13.3 13.3 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.8 14.0 14.3 14.0 14.7 14.6 Estonia NA NA NA NA 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.3 9.7 9.3 9.4 Finland 16.6 16.6 17.1 16.6 16.6 17.4 18.2 19.2 20.0 19.8 19.5 19.3 18.9 19.1 19.3 19.3 France 17.2 17.0 16.9 16.7 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.3 17.7 18.1 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 Germany 19.5 19.5 19.0 18.8 19.5 20.1 20.2 20.3 19.1 19.5 20.0 20.8 20.8 20.3 19.3 19.9 Greece 18.2 18.4 18.7 19.0 19.3 19.5 19.7 19.9 20.1 19.8 19.4 19.1 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 Hungary 14.0 14.7 15.4 16.1 16.8 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.7 18.0 18.5 18.7 18.9 19.1 19.7 19.8 Ireland 12.6 13.2 13.7 14.3 14.8 14.1 13.5 12.7 12.0 12.7 13.4 14.1 14.8 14.8 14.9 15.1 Israel 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 Italy 15.7 15.7 16.1 16.0 15.8 15.5 15.2 14.9 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 Japan 28.7 28.7 28.0 26.9 26.9 26.6 25.5 25.5 25.7 26.0 26.2 26.0 26.0 24.6 24.7 25.3 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 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.3 19.9 20.4 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.3 New Zealand 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.1 11.1 11.5 12.3 12.5 11.9 11.6 11.5 Norway NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Philippines 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.6 17.1 17.7 18.3 18.1 17.8 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 Poland NA 24.3 23.2 27.2 25.9 25.6 25.4 25.1 24.8 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.3 Portugal 18.1 18.8 19.5 20.2 20.9 20.1 19.2 18.4 17.6 18.0 18.4 18.8 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 Singapore 16.1 16.0 15.5 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.4 17.7 18.2 18.6 18.1 17.5 17.5 17.5 Slovakia 19.1 19.1 20.8 20.6 21.3 21.8 19.9 19.0 20.2 20.3 20.2 20.2 19.9 19.3 18.6 18.7 Spain 18.7 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.4 19.6 19.8 19.9 19.8 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.3 19.4 19.6 Sweden 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 Switzerland 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 18.4 18.9 18.5 18.2 19.1 19.9 20.0 20.1 19.4 18.6 18.6 Taiwan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA United Kingdom 14.9 15.3 15.6 15.7 16.0 15.2 14.3 13.4 12.4 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 '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