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International Labor Comparisons

Table 21 a & b. Mexico, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing

Table 21a. Mexico, 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
6.47 5.70 6.14 6.49 6.36

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
5.45 4.73 5.22 5.61 5.52

          Food and beverages

10-11
5.43 4.70 5.19 5.58 5.49

                    Food products

10
5.22 4.55 5.14 5.57 5.50

                    Beverages

11
6.10 5.21 5.39 5.62 5.55

          Tobacco products

12
9.85 11.32 11.75 12.29 11.71

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
3.32 2.85 3.14 3.36 3.30

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
3.38 2.95 3.25 3.44 3.40

                    Textiles

13
3.91 3.44 3.78 3.94 3.87

                    Wearing apparel

14
2.85 2.48 2.77 2.95 2.92

Leather and related products

15
3.18 2.61 2.88 3.18 3.03

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
4.81 4.21 4.68 4.93 4.89

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
2.74 2.44 2.71 2.69 2.70

          Paper and paper products

17
5.29 4.58 5.10 5.39 5.34

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
4.76 4.19 4.56 4.84 4.73

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
14.81 12.72 14.26 15.18 14.56

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
11.32 9.73 10.61 11.25 11.01

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
9.99 8.83 9.68 10.26 9.91

          Pharmaceutical products

21
14.68 12.02 12.97 13.72 13.93

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
5.73 5.05 5.56 5.78 5.52

          Rubber and plastics products

22
4.96 4.31 4.62 4.89 4.81

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
6.58 5.87 6.69 6.85 6.29

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
7.27 6.48 6.83 7.20 7.09

          Basic metals

24
8.58 7.43 7.80 8.48 8.39

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
6.00 5.47 5.82 5.85 5.71

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
5.56 4.77 5.12 5.23 5.18

Electrical equipment

27
6.21 5.78 5.83 6.11 6.02

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
6.53 6.08 6.34 6.72 6.59

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
8.69 8.01 7.95 8.15 7.80

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
8.70 8.01 7.96 8.16 7.79

          Other transport equipment

30
7.98 7.88 7.92 7.87 7.86

Furniture

31
3.79 3.34 3.59 3.86 3.79

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 21b. Mexico, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

C
72.13 76.93 77.52 80.66 83.72

Food products, beverages and tobacco

10-12
60.71 63.83 65.95 69.73 72.67

          Food and beverages

10-11
60.46 63.38 65.56 69.33 72.27

                    Food products

10
58.22 61.35 64.88 69.22 72.30

                    Beverages

11
68.00 70.34 68.04 69.84 73.06

          Tobacco products

12
109.76 152.80 148.38 152.67 153.99

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather

13-15
37.02 38.53 39.64 41.73 43.35

          Textiles and wearing apparel

13-14
37.61 39.80 40.98 42.71 44.74

                    Textiles

13
43.62 46.45 47.68 48.94 50.87

                    Wearing apparel

14
31.77 33.51 34.93 36.70 38.38

Leather and related products

15
35.42 35.26 36.30 39.50 39.80

Wood and paper products and printing

16-18
53.60 56.86 59.05 61.25 64.26

          Wood and wood products, except furniture

16
30.57 32.92 34.18 33.48 35.57

          Paper and paper products

17
58.93 61.81 64.34 66.99 70.25

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media

18
53.02 56.60 57.55 60.09 62.28

Coke and refined petroleum products

19
164.98 171.69 180.01 188.68 191.48

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products

20-21
126.17 131.39 133.99 139.80 144.85

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals

20
111.29 119.21 122.25 127.47 130.35

          Pharmaceutical products

21
163.59 162.21 163.71 170.56 183.26

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products

22-23
63.83 68.17 70.21 71.84 72.66

          Rubber and plastics products

22
55.21 58.14 58.27 60.72 63.32

          Other non-metallic mineral products

23
73.37 79.30 84.43 85.15 82.79

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

24-25
80.98 87.41 86.26 89.49 93.28

          Basic metals

24
95.65 100.34 98.43 105.35 110.30

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment

25
66.88 73.79 73.41 72.75 75.09

Computer, electronic and optical products

26
61.94 64.34 64.59 65.01 68.19

Electrical equipment

27
69.22 78.07 73.58 75.96 79.24

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.

28
72.81 82.10 79.99 83.52 86.62

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment

29-30
96.82 108.07 100.42 101.23 102.57

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

29
96.91 108.06 100.47 101.41 102.52

          Other transport equipment

30
88.91 106.37 99.99 97.82 103.32

Furniture

31
42.20 45.10 45.33 47.98 49.82

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