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Table 5a. Belgium, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, U.S. dollars, 2008-2012

Table 5a. Belgium, 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
 53.88 52.27 50.72 54.76 52.19

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 NA 46.10 44.94 48.53 46.24

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA 46.08 44.93 48.52 46.22

                    Food products
10
 NA 44.79 43.59 47.06 44.84

                    Beverages
11
 NA 54.88 53.73 58.03 55.14

          Tobacco products
12
 NA 45.86 44.86 48.60 46.41

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 NA 40.64 39.46 42.86 41.20

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 NA 40.50 39.32 42.69 40.99

                    Textiles
13
 NA 41.36 39.92 43.46 41.89

                    Wearing apparel
14
 NA 37.47 36.63 39.46 37.51

Leather and related products
15
 NA 43.98 42.77 46.12 43.80

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 NA 46.65 45.33 49.05 46.77

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 NA 38.72 37.33 40.37 38.38

          Paper and paper products
17
 NA 52.58 50.91 55.46 53.30

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 NA 48.38 47.02 50.65 48.08

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 NA 67.81 65.94 71.83 68.64

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 NA 66.32 64.55 70.36 67.32

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 NA 71.47 69.13 75.26 71.79

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 NA 48.80 47.34 51.38 49.10

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 NA 48.15 46.87 51.17 49.03

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 NA 49.36 47.74 51.45 49.09

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 NA 50.20 48.55 52.14 49.62

          Basic metals
24
 NA 58.56 57.11 61.48 58.47

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 NA 44.26 42.75 45.97 43.69

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 NA 55.37 54.25 58.32 55.33

Electrical equipment
27
 NA 50.05 48.93 52.47 49.87

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 NA 48.60 47.45 50.94 48.45

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 NA 58.42 56.52 60.75 57.63

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 NA 59.44 57.42 61.72 58.52

          Other transport equipment
30
 NA 53.39 52.22 56.15 53.42

Furniture
31
 NA 38.04 36.84 39.88 37.85

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 5b. Belgium, Hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, National currency, 2008-2012
Industry ISIC Rev.4 Code 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
C
 36.59 37.51 38.25 39.31 40.58

Food products, beverages and tobacco
10-12
 NA 33.08 33.89 34.84 35.96

          Food and beverages
10-11
 NA 33.07 33.88 34.83 35.95

                    Food products
10
 NA 32.14 32.87 33.78 34.87

                    Beverages
11
 NA 39.38 40.51 41.65 42.88

          Tobacco products
12
 NA 32.91 33.83 34.88 36.09

Textiles, wearing apparel and leather
13-15
 NA 29.17 29.76 30.76 32.04

          Textiles and wearing apparel
13-14
 NA 29.06 29.65 30.64 31.87

                    Textiles
13
 NA 29.68 30.10 31.20 32.58

                    Wearing apparel
14
 NA 26.89 27.62 28.32 29.17

Leather and related products
15
 NA 31.56 32.26 33.11 34.06

Wood and paper products and printing
16-18
 NA 33.48 34.19 35.21 36.37

          Wood and wood products, except furniture
16
 NA 27.79 28.15 28.98 29.85

          Paper and paper products
17
 NA 37.74 38.39 39.81 41.45

          Printing and reproduction of recorded media
18
 NA 34.72 35.46 36.36 37.39

Coke and refined petroleum products
19
 NA NA NA NA NA

Chemicals and pharmaceutical products
20-21
 NA 48.66 49.73 51.56 53.38

          Chemicals and chemical products, except pharmaceuticals
20
 NA 47.59 48.68 50.51 52.35

          Pharmaceutical products
21
 NA 51.29 52.13 54.02 55.83

Rubber, plastics and other non-metallic mineral products
22-23
 NA 35.02 35.70 36.88 38.18

          Rubber and plastics products
22
 NA 34.55 35.34 36.73 38.13

          Other non-metallic mineral products
23
 NA 35.42 36.00 36.93 38.18

Primary and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
24-25
 NA 36.03 36.61 37.43 38.58

          Basic metals
24
 NA 42.02 43.07 44.13 45.47

          Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
25
 NA 31.76 32.24 33.00 33.98

Computer, electronic and optical products
26
 NA 39.74 40.91 41.86 43.03

Electrical equipment
27
 NA 35.92 36.90 37.66 38.79

Machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28
 NA 34.87 35.78 36.56 37.68

Motor vehicles and other transport equipment
29-30
 NA 41.92 42.62 43.61 44.82

          Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
 NA 42.65 43.30 44.30 45.51

          Other transport equipment
30
 NA 38.31 39.38 40.31 41.54

Furniture
31
 NA 27.30 27.78 28.63 29.43

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