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International Labor Comparisons

Table 17 a & b. Israel, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 17a. Israel, 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
18.54 17.55 19.22 21.14 20.14

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
12.76 11.99 13.05 14.29 13.65

          Food and beverages

10-11
NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products

10
12.21 11.45 12.44 13.57 13.07

                    Beverages

11
NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
11.84 11.17 12.29 13.58 12.98

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
11.58 10.92 12.00 13.39 12.82

                    Textiles

13
13.19 12.56 13.79 15.17 14.07

                    Wearing apparel

14
10.49 9.72 10.59 12.00 11.77

Leather and related products

15
10.98 10.58 12.02 12.56 12.28

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
13.10 12.65 13.77 14.83 14.03

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
11.80 11.20 11.97 13.43 13.28

          Paper and paper products

17
15.76 14.62 16.40 17.71 15.89

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
12.17 12.01 12.94 13.82 13.26

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
NA NA NA NA NA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
NA NA NA NA NA

          Pharmaceutical products

21
22.66 23.25 25.63 29.55 26.70

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
14.93 14.15 15.54 17.01 16.29

          Rubber and plastics products

22
14.67 13.88 15.11 16.49 15.72

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
15.44 14.68 16.51 18.18 17.62

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
14.34 13.18 14.57 15.98 15.46

          Basic metals

24
13.83 13.11 14.31 16.03 15.09

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
14.42 13.19 14.61 15.98 15.53

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
28.95 27.49 29.75 32.23 30.47

Electrical equipment

27
15.57 14.64 16.94 19.12 18.77

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
20.50 19.76 21.47 23.84 23.36

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
24.69 23.22 25.41 27.65 25.95

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
14.58 13.80 15.15 17.30 15.85

          Other transport equipment

30
28.06 26.59 29.57 31.55 29.67

Furniture

31
10.65 9.53 10.65 12.13 12.13

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 17b. Israel, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
66.53 69.01 71.85 75.63 77.66

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
45.80 47.13 48.79 51.14 52.63

          Food and beverages

10-11
NA NA NA NA NA

                    Food products

10
43.80 45.04 46.52 48.56 50.41

                    Beverages

11
NA NA NA NA NA

          Tobacco products

12
NA NA NA NA NA

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
42.47 43.91 45.96 48.58 50.03

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
41.57 42.94 44.88 47.91 49.43

                    Textiles

13
47.33 49.39 51.55 54.27 54.26

                    Wearing apparel

14
37.63 38.22 39.61 42.93 45.38

Leather and related products

15
39.40 41.62 44.94 44.95 47.35

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
46.99 49.74 51.48 53.07 54.11

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
42.34 44.03 44.76 48.06 51.19

          Paper and paper products

17
56.56 57.49 61.31 63.37 61.28

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
43.66 47.22 48.40 49.45 51.11

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
NA NA NA NA NA

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
NA NA NA NA NA

          Pharmaceutical products

21
81.29 91.42 95.81 105.73 102.96

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
53.56 55.63 58.12 60.85 62.81

          Rubber and plastics products

22
52.63 54.60 56.50 59.00 60.61

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
55.40 57.71 61.74 65.06 67.94

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
51.44 51.82 54.47 57.18 59.63

          Basic metals

24
49.61 51.55 53.49 57.37 58.20

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
51.74 51.87 54.63 57.17 59.86

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
103.86 108.10 111.24 115.31 117.51

Electrical equipment

27
55.88 57.57 63.34 68.42 72.39

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
73.54 77.72 80.27 85.31 90.08

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
88.58 91.31 95.01 98.93 100.04

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
52.32 54.27 56.65 61.90 61.10

          Other transport equipment

30
100.69 104.54 110.58 112.88 114.40

Furniture

31
38.23 37.49 39.82 43.41 46.78

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