Table 12. Production Workers: Hourly compensation costs in national currency units and exchange rates
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Table 12. Production Workers: Hourly compensation costs in national currency units
and exchange rates, 34 countries or areas, 2007
Country or Area Compensation costs Exchange Rates
Americas
United States............. 24.59 1.000
Brazil.................... 11.60 1.946
Canada.................... 31.03 1.073
Mexico.................... 31.90 10.93
Asia and Oceania
Australia................. 35.96 1.192
Hong Kong SAR (1)......... 45.09 7.802
Israel.................... 57.48 4.133
Japan..................... 2326 117.8
Korea, Republic of........ 14883 929.0
New Zealand............... 23.45 1.358
Philippines............... 51.59 46.79
Singapore................. 12.58 1.507
Sri Lanka................. 67.13 110.6
Taiwan.................... 216.0 32.85
Europe
Austria................... 25.76 .7293
Belgium................... 25.86 .7293
Czech Republic............ 168.5 20.54
Denmark................... 230.1 5.441
Finland................... 24.93 .7293
France.................... 20.84 .7293
Germany................... 27.46 .7293
Greece.................... 13.15 .7293
Hungary................... 1465 185.2
Ireland................... 21.18 .7293
Italy..................... 20.59 .7293
Luxembourg................ 22.32 .7293
Netherlands............... 24.85 .7293
Norway.................... 284.4 5.856
Poland.................... 17.28 2.802
Portugal.................. 6.03 .7293
Spain..................... 15.30 .7293
Sweden.................... 243.4 6.755
Switzerland............... 39.46 1.200
United Kingdom............ 14.85 .4995
Dash means data not available.
(1) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
National currency units are: United States, dollar; Brazil, real;
Canada, dollar; Mexico, peso; Australia, dollar; Hong Kong SAR, dollar;
Israel, new shekel; Japan, yen; Republic of Korea, won; New Zealand, dollar;
Philippines, peso; Singapore, dollar; Sri Lanka, rupee; Taiwan, dollar;
Austria, euro; Belgium, euro; Czech Republic, koruna; Denmark, krone;
Finland, euro; France, euro; Germany, euro; Greece, euro; Hungary, forint;
Ireland, euro; Italy, euro; Luxembourg, euro; Netherlands, euro;
Norway, krone; Poland, zloty; Portugal, euro; Spain, euro; Sweden, krona;
Switzerland, franc; United Kingdom, pound.
Note: For data for all years 1975-2007, see the supplementary tables to this
news release at http://www.bls.gov/ilc.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2009.
Last Modified Date: March 26, 2009
