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International Labor Comparisons

Table 12a. France, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 12a. France, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
41.76 40.37 39.12 42.12 39.81

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
NA NA NA NA NA

          Food and beverages

10-11
NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products

10
31.97 30.97 30.06 32.29 30.55

                    Beverages

11
NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
33.30 32.12 31.08 33.46 31.54

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
33.47 32.21 31.11 33.49 31.54

                    Textiles

13
32.67 31.36 30.26 32.63 30.73

                    Wearing apparel

14
34.40 33.21 32.10 34.49 32.47

Leather and related products

15
32.87 31.86 30.99 33.39 31.60

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
36.59 35.23 34.07 36.57 34.51

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
30.72 29.75 28.81 31.01 29.34

          Paper and paper products

17
39.44 37.96 36.81 39.58 37.46

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
38.77 37.23 35.81 38.29 35.93

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
56.62 54.95 53.33 57.49 54.28

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
54.32 52.64 51.08 55.11 52.03

          Pharmaceutical products

21
60.73 59.08 57.38 61.76 58.33

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
39.25 37.94 36.76 39.61 37.49

          Rubber and plastics products

22
38.60 37.33 36.21 39.05 36.94

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
40.11 38.64 37.36 40.19 38.04

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
39.61 38.19 36.96 39.84 37.71

          Basic metals

24
46.52 44.77 43.36 46.86 44.49

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
37.32 35.99 34.82 37.49 35.47

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
54.48 52.86 51.29 55.15 52.15

Electrical equipment

27
43.59 42.20 41.05 44.26 41.83

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
44.13 42.63 41.37 44.55 42.19

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
48.01 46.35 44.88 48.37 45.77

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
44.97 43.16 41.70 44.86 42.36

          Other transport equipment

30
53.97 52.58 51.20 55.33 52.59

Furniture

31
31.55 30.38 29.33 31.44 29.67

Note:
Compensation costs include direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes.
Data relate to manufacturing as defined by the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4.
For complete information on definitions, industrial classifications, and data sources, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf and country notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichccsources.pdf.
'NA' means data not available.
# Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons, August 2013
 

Table 12b. France, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
28.36 28.97 29.50 30.23 30.96

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
NA NA NA NA NA

          Food and beverages

10-11
NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products

10
21.71 22.23 22.66 23.18 23.75

                    Beverages

11
NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
22.61 23.05 23.43 24.01 24.53

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
22.73 23.12 23.46 24.04 24.52

                    Textiles

13
22.19 22.51 22.82 23.42 23.90

                    Wearing apparel

14
23.36 23.83 24.21 24.76 25.25

Leather and related products

15
22.32 22.86 23.37 23.97 24.58

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
24.85 25.28 25.69 26.25 26.84

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
20.86 21.35 21.72 22.26 22.82

          Paper and paper products

17
26.78 27.24 27.76 28.41 29.13

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
26.32 26.71 27.01 27.49 27.94

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
38.45 39.43 40.22 41.27 42.21

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
36.89 37.78 38.52 39.56 40.46

          Pharmaceutical products

21
41.24 42.40 43.27 44.33 45.36

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
26.65 27.23 27.72 28.43 29.16

          Rubber and plastics products

22
26.21 26.79 27.30 28.03 28.73

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
27.24 27.73 28.17 28.85 29.59

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
26.90 27.41 27.87 28.59 29.33

          Basic metals

24
31.59 32.13 32.70 33.64 34.60

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
25.34 25.83 26.26 26.91 27.58

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
37.00 37.94 38.68 39.59 40.56

Electrical equipment

27
29.60 30.29 30.96 31.77 32.53

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
29.97 30.59 31.20 31.98 32.81

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
32.60 33.26 33.85 34.72 35.59

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
30.54 30.97 31.44 32.20 32.94

          Other transport equipment

30
36.65 37.73 38.61 39.72 40.90

Furniture

31
21.43 21.80 22.12 22.56 23.07

Note:
Compensation costs include direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes.
Data relate to manufacturing as defined by the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4.
For complete information on definitions, industrial classifications, and data sources, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf and country notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichccsources.pdf.
'NA' means data not available.
# Break in series. Data are not comparable with data from the previous year.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons, August 2013