Table 1.5 Production Workers: Indexes of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, national currency basis, 1975-2009 (Index, 2000 = 100) Country or Area 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 United States 31.38 34.13 37.57 41.12 44.86 49.03 54.07 58.19 60.28 62.46 64.68 66.14 67.69 69.29 71.49 75.41 78.99 81.17 83.34 85.41 87.41 90.31 92.61 94.26 96.22 100.00 104.44 108.59 112.99 116.18 119.65 121.38 127.38 129.96 132.78 Australia 18.21 21.60 24.05 25.94 28.33 31.49 36.15 41.64 43.77 47.40 49.73 54.21 57.76 62.10 67.19 71.39 74.69 76.60 79.02 80.52 84.52 87.86 90.87 96.81 99.55 100.00 104.30 116.13 124.95 129.90 135.01 141.51 146.84 156.57 158.14 Austria 26.58 29.06 31.77 33.97 36.04 38.90 41.89 44.95 47.52 49.85 53.12 55.51 58.59 60.79 63.57 68.11 71.58 75.47 79.70 82.41 86.21 90.92 92.49 94.89 97.62 100.00 102.45 105.13 106.98 107.63 111.26 114.25 118.50 123.69 129.66 Belgium 23.84 27.11 30.27 32.60 34.98 38.63 42.89 46.09 49.12 51.97 54.88 56.61 58.79 61.00 63.83 67.22 70.93 74.36 78.61 82.70 85.62 88.63 90.64 93.19 95.14 100.00 101.52 104.39 109.53 113.21 113.45 115.97 118.69 123.65 127.02 Brazil -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 89.72 96.57 99.18 95.88 100.00 108.70 116.24 130.66 142.47 156.75 168.20 179.27 195.51 209.23 Canada 26.11 29.74 32.95 35.32 38.48 42.31 47.93 53.88 57.41 60.30 62.46 64.29 66.60 69.22 72.78 77.82 82.85 86.81 89.47 90.94 92.54 94.96 95.25 96.54 97.75 100.00 101.56 104.55 110.07 114.57 118.09 118.86 124.67 127.39 120.90 Czech Republic -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.17 52.14 61.26 72.92 80.75 88.05 92.52 100.00 108.93 114.61 121.80 128.12 132.34 140.36 153.24 160.60 167.55 Denmark 20.56 22.88 24.87 28.29 31.95 35.11 38.26 42.49 45.18 47.55 49.00 51.03 55.55 58.53 61.00 65.20 68.43 70.97 72.78 76.18 80.18 83.51 87.28 90.70 96.83 100.00 105.99 111.03 115.37 115.62 119.88 123.46 129.66 133.35 138.79 Finland 16.08 18.74 20.69 22.16 24.64 27.77 31.21 34.44 37.22 41.20 44.62 47.37 51.38 56.94 62.55 69.25 72.87 74.58 78.65 82.59 86.96 89.34 90.86 90.53 95.65 100.00 104.91 109.04 112.74 117.69 120.01 124.62 127.79 133.14 137.83 France 17.81 20.67 23.59 26.65 30.12 34.75 39.96 47.15 54.04 58.68 62.13 65.56 68.02 71.08 74.32 77.68 81.36 85.16 85.92 86.74 88.02 89.58 91.88 93.62 95.72 100.00 103.92 107.14 109.56 111.97 115.97 118.92 122.09 125.91 126.28 Germany 30.47 33.16 35.72 37.90 40.58 43.95 46.61 49.39 51.51 52.76 55.54 57.32 60.23 63.21 65.84 70.18 74.59 78.58 83.59 86.29 90.15 93.11 94.23 94.74 94.13 100.00 102.14 104.39 106.99 107.59 108.23 111.20 112.70 115.24 117.47 Hong Kong SAR 8.90 10.24 11.51 13.21 15.67 17.86 20.60 23.93 26.14 29.49 32.16 35.05 39.09 44.97 52.32 59.88 66.82 72.81 79.41 84.32 88.28 94.83 99.16 98.74 97.25 100.00 105.69 103.20 99.43 100.83 101.40 103.40 104.62 107.39 105.23 Hungary -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40.81 48.33 58.48 69.44 80.49 88.51 100.00 115.35 129.11 136.71 146.05 155.15 166.09 184.63 194.22 195.48 Ireland 14.45 16.62 18.37 20.87 23.88 28.61 33.82 39.04 43.87 49.50 53.20 57.01 59.60 62.34 64.48 66.75 70.02 72.95 77.13 78.48 80.13 82.21 84.67 89.01 94.12 100.00 110.55 117.77 123.43 129.38 134.12 139.19 143.36 146.13 152.26 Israel 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.21 0.53 2.64 9.28 14.99 19.58 23.73 28.52 33.45 38.83 43.00 47.95 53.18 61.04 69.35 80.00 88.80 94.21 100.00 109.43 112.11 114.06 115.79 118.77 120.38 123.76 131.78 136.11 Italy 10.06 11.90 14.54 16.35 19.36 23.03 28.30 33.24 38.59 42.61 48.02 51.41 55.59 59.96 65.61 70.79 77.69 80.78 84.01 86.71 89.32 91.85 95.01 94.99 97.37 100.00 103.69 109.03 114.56 120.82 124.22 127.35 130.88 135.33 139.80 Japan 37.45 40.54 44.66 47.86 49.64 52.43 56.37 58.77 60.28 62.29 63.64 65.35 65.66 68.14 72.78 77.65 83.25 87.30 89.49 90.82 93.81 94.52 97.27 98.77 98.76 100.00 100.01 98.64 99.40 100.18 100.38 99.48 99.59 102.40 101.62 Korea, Republic of 1.66 2.15 2.87 3.91 5.16 6.16 7.31 8.40 9.44 10.29 11.39 12.23 13.90 17.10 22.56 27.84 35.96 43.28 48.72 54.18 60.28 70.77 80.22 85.16 94.06 100.00 106.34 117.09 123.22 131.66 139.87 151.27 162.94 161.42 163.50 Luxembourg 30.04 34.09 36.48 39.02 40.86 44.14 45.95 49.40 52.19 56.24 58.00 60.59 62.36 65.38 68.54 69.83 73.03 76.64 81.94 87.32 90.79 91.26 92.35 93.45 97.02 100.00 100.92 103.76 106.87 111.56 115.92 116.87 117.74 119.59 120.73 Mexico 0.08 0.10 0.13 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.30 0.48 0.73 1.12 1.75 2.86 6.17 12.16 15.06 19.06 23.78 28.72 32.40 35.86 41.80 50.36 60.82 72.47 85.85 100.00 113.36 121.01 128.53 134.42 140.09 148.94 158.47 169.16 179.67 Netherlands 37.23 40.89 44.19 48.38 51.35 53.67 55.24 58.62 60.75 62.59 64.99 67.07 68.85 70.08 71.12 73.54 75.89 78.99 82.53 85.07 86.50 87.40 90.87 94.78 97.57 100.00 108.48 113.04 119.12 121.62 124.11 126.43 128.52 134.63 138.39 New Zealand 14.94 17.09 19.65 22.55 26.01 30.92 37.01 42.27 43.86 45.45 50.70 59.14 64.47 70.49 74.22 78.82 81.31 82.66 83.02 84.28 86.33 89.21 92.18 94.71 97.06 100.00 103.47 107.40 110.00 112.38 116.28 122.10 128.61 134.30 137.77 Norway 18.71 21.87 24.25 26.26 27.27 30.03 33.14 36.77 39.55 42.76 46.22 50.99 59.10 62.85 65.69 69.41 72.60 74.63 75.16 77.49 80.22 83.67 87.30 93.27 97.06 100.00 105.92 110.91 114.52 120.36 122.68 129.27 137.78 143.96 146.50 Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 58.19 62.98 62.59 72.64 75.42 81.92 87.59 91.11 95.40 100.00 109.70 116.62 123.53 137.83 149.69 159.08 164.73 175.93 183.48 Poland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 74.07 84.88 93.30 100.00 106.59 109.47 112.01 115.04 118.76 126.06 139.32 155.03 160.44 Portugal 4.19 5.21 6.26 7.43 8.55 10.74 13.03 15.65 18.81 22.21 27.33 32.28 36.98 41.64 48.37 55.48 63.15 71.67 74.78 78.89 80.68 85.36 88.06 93.46 96.47 100.00 103.16 106.71 107.37 110.03 110.46 114.75 117.96 123.02 126.92 Singapore 15.72 16.71 18.24 19.54 22.32 26.04 31.02 34.24 38.10 42.74 44.36 38.45 38.25 43.65 48.64 54.22 58.87 63.23 66.56 75.20 85.77 92.37 95.48 98.16 94.26 100.00 98.92 95.99 99.39 99.76 96.10 108.24 100.43 109.47 105.30 Spain 7.50 9.87 12.36 15.35 18.41 21.79 26.39 30.05 33.82 37.16 40.94 45.19 48.69 51.48 54.87 60.06 66.12 71.48 76.36 79.51 82.44 87.82 91.99 93.05 96.98 100.00 103.80 109.02 114.52 118.62 123.91 129.03 134.39 139.95 148.52 Sri Lanka 5.37 5.56 7.84 11.23 9.63 9.74 10.78 13.56 15.81 17.62 20.60 22.08 23.97 26.67 30.21 38.17 45.05 47.59 54.91 60.66 66.45 72.00 73.01 81.82 88.62 100.00 109.01 128.44 133.59 142.68 148.31 160.30 182.46 200.64 -- Sweden 15.82 19.12 21.12 23.20 25.86 28.18 31.63 33.71 36.34 40.42 44.28 47.19 51.13 55.00 60.26 66.02 71.42 76.34 73.05 76.53 82.43 87.05 91.04 94.18 96.39 100.00 103.15 107.18 111.62 115.09 117.99 117.39 126.03 129.99 131.09 Switzerland 44.02 45.13 46.22 47.74 49.20 52.01 55.67 59.37 61.56 63.43 66.44 69.32 71.39 73.82 76.67 81.19 87.15 91.39 93.59 95.28 96.62 97.77 98.00 99.02 99.25 100.00 102.70 104.53 104.83 104.63 107.05 109.23 110.92 112.98 114.87 Taiwan 7.66 9.07 10.62 12.54 15.27 19.47 23.68 25.75 27.45 29.95 31.12 33.90 37.20 41.37 47.74 54.43 59.96 66.53 70.47 75.39 82.02 84.90 90.55 94.27 96.76 100.00 105.13 101.09 102.01 103.67 107.81 110.23 112.81 113.79 106.39 United Kingdom 13.36 15.68 17.41 20.26 23.63 28.63 31.81 34.86 37.72 39.80 42.60 45.93 48.79 52.43 56.43 61.96 67.34 71.53 73.83 75.96 77.48 81.57 84.91 89.12 96.91 100.00 104.00 105.03 110.06 119.47 123.24 126.75 132.29 136.93 136.14 '--' means data not available. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2011