Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers: In U.S. Dollars PAGE 25 Korea, Republic of (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 5.07 5.55 6.16 7.14 8.04 7.71 5.56 7.22 8.08 7.52 8.56 9.44 10.50 12.48 14.48 16.02 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. 5.61 6.53 7.34 7.14 5.11 6.78 7.56 6.77 7.81 8.72 9.46 10.91 12.70 13.91 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. 5.55 6.45 6.57 6.12 4.23 4.76 5.37 5.37 6.58 7.24 7.39 9.04 10.02 10.51 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. 4.01 4.64 5.04 4.68 3.19 4.18 4.63 4.27 4.88 5.59 6.06 8.22 10.14 10.98 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. 4.97 5.85 6.07 5.63 3.89 4.60 5.15 5.02 6.02 6.71 6.99 8.86 10.21 10.88 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. 4.11 4.57 5.38 5.22 3.80 4.70 5.25 5.03 6.01 7.15 8.02 9.95 11.51 12.80 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. 4.81 5.67 5.98 5.58 3.88 4.61 5.16 5.02 6.01 6.75 7.10 8.97 10.34 11.07 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. 6.16 7.09 6.88 6.99 4.75 5.73 6.78 6.31 7.50 8.42 8.99 10.26 11.15 12.61 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. 6.16 6.99 7.63 7.78 6.07 7.79 9.04 8.00 9.28 9.76 10.34 12.07 13.76 14.62 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. .. .. 12.22 13.86 13.75 14.14 10.90 14.89 15.25 13.80 16.40 18.49 24.13 31.69 35.14 36.27 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ .. .. 7.85 9.20 9.98 9.46 6.79 9.51 10.91 9.73 11.07 13.04 15.02 16.92 19.81 21.43 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. 5.62 6.57 7.16 6.94 4.85 6.21 6.84 6.60 7.33 7.92 8.57 10.15 12.10 13.45 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. .. .. 6.63 7.55 8.16 8.65 5.89 7.70 8.14 8.00 8.37 9.96 11.18 13.01 14.93 16.38 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... .. .. 8.40 9.80 11.11 9.91 6.78 11.35 13.05 11.28 9.32 10.40 12.36 16.27 18.04 20.16 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ .. .. 6.02 6.85 8.03 7.27 4.78 5.91 7.01 6.47 7.21 8.06 8.52 9.89 11.61 12.78 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... .. .. 6.73 7.73 9.09 8.19 5.50 8.27 9.73 8.75 8.08 9.04 10.02 12.18 13.85 15.30 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... .. .. 6.78 7.84 8.39 7.90 5.62 7.04 8.28 8.37 8.86 9.86 10.22 12.05 14.35 16.20 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)......................... .. .. 5.72 6.94 7.76 7.45 5.13 6.16 6.85 6.50 7.80 8.56 10.26 12.35 14.34 15.79 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... .. .. 5.84 6.63 6.97 6.53 4.68 5.56 6.62 5.74 7.95 8.74 9.34 10.18 11.63 12.94 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ .. .. 8.29 9.87 11.55 9.82 7.67 9.72 10.76 9.49 12.57 13.09 14.87 17.71 20.15 22.54 Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363)........................... .. .. 7.69 9.37 11.16 9.01 7.23 9.41 10.50 9.65 12.02 12.75 14.47 16.58 19.10 21.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 324 includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 325 includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 334 includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement and navigation equipment. NAICS 335 excludes domestic appliances. NAICS 336 and NAICS 3361-3363 include automotive diesel engines. .. Data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers: In National Currency PAGE 26 Korea, Republic of (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)....................................................... 3955 4452 4950 5508 6466 7330 7782 8594 9138 9717 10699 11259 12030 12780 13818 14883 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 311-312)................. .. .. 4512 5039 5905 6791 7149 8062 8553 8751 9762 10396 10832 11168 12124 12920 Textiles and Textile Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-314)....................... .. .. 4458 4976 5286 5817 5924 5665 6068 6933 8227 8632 8464 9255 9563 9761 Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 315)................................................. .. .. 3220 3582 4056 4449 4469 4968 5231 5511 6103 6660 6942 8410 9677 10205 Textiles and Apparel Manufacturing (NAICS 313-315)................................ .. .. 3994 4514 4880 5357 5451 5471 5828 6487 7523 7999 8001 9069 9745 10110 Leather and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 316)............................. .. .. 3303 3526 4328 4965 5322 5596 5932 6502 7508 8518 9184 10183 10980 11887 Textiles, Apparel and Allied Products Manufacturing (NAICS 313-316)............... .. .. 3868 4370 4809 5308 5435 5488 5840 6487 7519 8052 8126 9186 9871 10280 Wood Product Manufacturing (NAICS 321)............................................ .. .. 4946 5470 5538 6642 6650 6823 7669 8149 9376 10042 10297 10503 10640 11716 Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322)................................................... .. .. 4948 5389 6137 7400 8500 9268 10228 10338 11602 11634 11847 12358 13133 13584 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324)............................. .. .. 9815 10687 11066 13445 15261 17718 17241 17832 20502 22046 27640 32445 33534 33696 Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325)................................................ .. .. 6309 7097 8032 8995 9513 11313 12343 12570 13846 15551 17200 17325 18903 19909 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326)............................ .. .. 4519 5069 5763 6598 6799 7391 7730 8525 9159 9443 9811 10389 11549 12497 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327)............................. .. .. 5329 5824 6565 8229 8249 9165 9210 10336 10461 11873 12806 13324 14252 15213 Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331)........................................... .. .. 6749 7558 8934 9422 9496 13500 14759 14568 11648 12401 14153 16659 17213 18732 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332)................................ .. .. 4836 5286 6462 6914 6697 7034 7928 8355 9012 9604 9756 10123 11083 11871 Primary and Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 331-332)............... .. .. 5406 5966 7312 7792 7696 9843 11000 11310 10102 10774 11475 12467 13222 14214 Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333)............................................... .. .. 5445 6048 6752 7509 7871 8372 9361 10813 11075 11750 11702 12334 13697 15052 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334)......................... .. .. 4594 5355 6246 7079 7179 7335 7745 8398 9754 10208 11756 12641 13689 14666 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335).......... .. .. 4692 5117 5611 6205 6560 6621 7486 7421 9936 10425 10691 10424 11094 12024 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336)................................ .. .. 6662 7615 9289 9341 10735 11571 12173 12266 15715 15608 17032 18133 19232 20943 Motor Vehicle and Parts Manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363)........................... .. .. 6181 7226 8982 8567 10128 11198 11876 12462 15035 15197 16573 16978 18230 19597 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAICS 324 includes processing of nuclear fuels; excludes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 325 includes unrecorded magnetic and optical media. NAICS 327 includes asphalt paving mixtures and asphalt shingles. NAICS 331 excludes manufacture of wire products and uranium processing and refining. NAICS 332 includes manufacture of wire products, central heating radiators and boilers, and commercial water heaters. NAICS 331-332 excludes uranium processing and refining. NAICS 333 includes domestic appliances; excludes office machinery, optical lenses, photographic and copying equipment and automotive diesel engines. NAICS 334 includes office machinery; excludes reproduction of recorded media and measurement and navigation equipment. NAICS 335 excludes domestic appliances. NAICS 336 and NAICS 3361-3363 include automotive diesel engines. .. Data not available. See technical notes for national currency units. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009