Table 1.5 Indexes of hourly compensation costs in manufacturing, national currency basis, 1996-2011 (Index, 2000 = 100) Country or Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 United States 90 92 94 96 100 105 110 114 117 121 122 128 131 137 139 142 Argentina 91 93 98 99 100 101 113 130 162 196 248 305 387 465 610 802 Australia 87 90 96 99 100 103 113 123 128 132 137 141 149 149 152 158 Austria 91 93 95 98 100 102 104 105 105 109 113 117 122 129 127 130 Belgium 89 91 93 95 100 102 104 109 113 116 119 122 129 132 135 139 Brazil 90 96 98 96 100 107 113 125 140 153 164 174 194 204 223 245 Canada 93 94 97 97 100 101 104 108 113 117 119 123 126 124 131 133 Czech Republic 70 78 87 92 100 109 115 121 129 133 141 152 159 166 169 177 Denmark NA 87 90 97 100 107 112 116 119 124 126 134 141 145 150 154 Estonia NA NA NA NA 100 108 119 131 141 160 189 230 261 255 257 269 Finland 90 91 91 96 100 106 111 115 121 126 130 133 138 145 144 147 France 94 96 97 98 100 103 106 109 112 113 116 120 122 125 127 131 Germany 93 94 95 94 100 103 106 109 110 111 114 115 117 119 120 124 Greece 84 87 91 95 100 95 110 114 120 115 124 135 147 153 158 147 Hungary 57 68 79 88 100 116 129 139 150 160 173 191 202 209 209 221 Ireland 78 82 87 93 100 111 117 122 128 135 142 151 161 168 169 167 Israel 70 80 89 94 100 110 112 114 115 118 120 123 131 136 139 145 Italy 93 96 96 98 100 104 109 115 121 123 126 129 132 137 140 144 Japan 95 99 100 99 100 101 100 101 101 103 104 104 105 104 103 106 Korea, Republic of 71 81 85 94 100 107 118 124 133 140 152 166 170 176 188 192 Mexico 52 62 74 86 100 114 122 129 134 138 144 152 162 173 175 181 Netherlands NA 87 92 96 100 106 110 115 116 117 120 123 128 130 131 133 New Zealand 89 92 95 97 100 103 107 110 113 117 123 130 136 140 144 150 Norway NA 85 91 96 100 106 112 117 123 125 132 140 148 154 160 166 Philippines 80 85 90 94 100 112 119 125 138 149 156 166 175 182 191 196 Poland NA 70 81 91 100 108 112 115 118 122 129 143 156 163 169 177 Portugal 85 88 93 96 100 105 110 113 116 119 123 127 133 137 139 144 Singapore 83 89 95 92 100 108 108 110 110 109 108 117 132 126 129 141 Slovakia 70 80 85 90 100 109 123 135 140 151 163 176 192 203 204 213 Spain 88 91 95 97 100 104 109 115 119 124 129 135 140 149 150 152 Sweden 85 89 93 96 100 106 111 117 119 123 126 134 136 146 146 148 Switzerland 96 97 99 98 100 104 106 109 108 110 113 115 117 121 117 118 Taiwan 85 89 93 96 100 106 103 105 106 112 115 118 120 112 115 120 United Kingdom 84 86 92 97 100 106 108 112 114 120 124 129 135 138 138 141 'NA' means data not available. Note: Compensation costs include direct pay, social insurance expenditures, and labor-related taxes. For complete definitions, see the technical notes at www.bls.gov/ilc/ichcctn.pdf Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2012